not long ago
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: during a recent period of time : recently
I saw an interesting ad not long ago for a new car.
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As the cut earns what may be its last turn on the list, Lisa matches a feat one of her own bandmates managed not long ago.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
That eventuality, seemingly far-fetched not long ago, is eerily plausible today.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Speaking of slumps, Tucker, not long ago the object of Cubs fans’ desires, is now getting lustily booed by them.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Then, one day not long ago, Cervenka was hanging out with Louie Perez III, the son of Los Lobos cofounder Louie Perez Jr., and a singer for the Chicano punk band Manic Hispanic.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
That eventuality, seemingly far-fetched not long ago, is eerily plausible today.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Speaking of slumps, Tucker, not long ago the object of Cubs fans’ desires, is now getting lustily booed by them.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Then, one day not long ago, Cervenka was hanging out with Louie Perez III, the son of Los Lobos cofounder Louie Perez Jr., and a singer for the Chicano punk band Manic Hispanic.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
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“Not long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20long%20ago. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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