just now
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1
: a moment ago
I saw him just now.
2
: at this moment
They are just now heading out the door.
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If you were just now tempted by the unattainable allure of a Hermès Birkin, know that there is, indeed, a way to Jane Birkin-ify a purse on Amazon — by scoring the exact Coach Tabby Shoulder Bag 26 that Bella Hadid flaunted for Milan Fashion Week on September 24.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The series is well-regarded by critics, who correctly hail it as a good starting point for little ones just now dipping their toes into Star Wars.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
But more than that, Sikorski is grappling with a moment of sharp change in geopolitics—trying to understand both why the old order collapsed and how to navigate the new order just now taking shape.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2025-set The Running Man will see its second film adaptation released in November, while The Long Walk is just now hitting theaters for the first time after spending decades in development hell.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The series is well-regarded by critics, who correctly hail it as a good starting point for little ones just now dipping their toes into Star Wars.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
But more than that, Sikorski is grappling with a moment of sharp change in geopolitics—trying to understand both why the old order collapsed and how to navigate the new order just now taking shape.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2025-set The Running Man will see its second film adaptation released in November, while The Long Walk is just now hitting theaters for the first time after spending decades in development hell.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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