since time immemorial
idiom
: for a very long time
People have been creating art since time immemorial.
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Others form vigilante groups that plan to sell scalps for profit, because turning violence into commerce has been the American Way since time immemorial.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
With the decommissioning of the dams and draining of the reservoirs, miles of river valley are visible once more, and the return of free-flowing water has fueled hopes of reviving the salmon runs that had sustained the valley’s tribes since time immemorial.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
For the Indigenous Piaroa people, who have lived near the Orinoco River since time immemorial, Cuämoi (Kuemoi) is an anaconda whose daughter Cuähua engraved rock art during her river travels.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
These tranquil oases have served as places for people to gather and rest since time immemorial, and that tradition lives on at Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe, Utah.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
With the decommissioning of the dams and draining of the reservoirs, miles of river valley are visible once more, and the return of free-flowing water has fueled hopes of reviving the salmon runs that had sustained the valley’s tribes since time immemorial.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
For the Indigenous Piaroa people, who have lived near the Orinoco River since time immemorial, Cuämoi (Kuemoi) is an anaconda whose daughter Cuähua engraved rock art during her river travels.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
These tranquil oases have served as places for people to gather and rest since time immemorial, and that tradition lives on at Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe, Utah.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
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