: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Her story — including a long-ago affair with JFK — is told in detail for the first time, with the help of her unpublished memoir and surviving family, in Taraborrelli’s bombshell new book, excerpted in this week’s PEOPLE.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 26 June 2025
Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Over time, the Concrete Park emerged and grew as mementos arose, one by one, around his house, bar and ornamental rock garden, as if the seeds for his sculptures had been planted long ago.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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Adjective
At one point, floating in the community pool, Ruth, her eyes closed, imagines a long-ago day at the beach, indicated by distant sounds of children playing and a fragment of a Coney Island carousel melody.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Her story — including a long-ago affair with JFK — is told in detail for the first time, with the help of her unpublished memoir and surviving family, in Taraborrelli’s bombshell new book, excerpted in this week’s PEOPLE.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
Although some parts of the ACIP agenda were planned long ago, last-minute changes put fresh attention on matters that anti-vaccine groups have focused on for decades.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Over time, the Concrete Park emerged and grew as mementos arose, one by one, around his house, bar and ornamental rock garden, as if the seeds for his sculptures had been planted long ago.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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