some time ago
idiom
: at some point in the past
Some time ago, I read that the restaurant had closed.
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It was also reported some time ago that when Warner Bros Discovery splits in the spring, De Luca and Abdy would continue to lead the motion picture side.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Here’s the plan that seems right to us, admittedly from the perspective of outsiders who left Intel’s board some time ago.
—Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, the jostling for position began some time ago.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
This happened some time ago, but I have been bothered by it ever since.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Here’s the plan that seems right to us, admittedly from the perspective of outsiders who left Intel’s board some time ago.
—Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, the jostling for position began some time ago.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
This happened some time ago, but I have been bothered by it ever since.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Some time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20time%20ago. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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