to this day
idiom
: up to now : even now : continuing until today
To this day, I still don't know what happened.
The belief persists to this day.
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Why did Jupiter get smaller? Astronomers estimate that Jupiter is steadily shrinking to this day by up to two centimeters a year.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Then, in 1934, a nearly three-month strike by port workers up and down the West Coast ended in the creation of the longshore and warehouse workers’ union, which represents harbor workers to this day.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The illness, still unexplained, sometimes slows her to this day.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Nevermind is still regarded as one of the most important releases in rock history to this day.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Then, in 1934, a nearly three-month strike by port workers up and down the West Coast ended in the creation of the longshore and warehouse workers’ union, which represents harbor workers to this day.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The illness, still unexplained, sometimes slows her to this day.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Nevermind is still regarded as one of the most important releases in rock history to this day.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“To this day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20this%20day. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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