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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This is mostly thanks to one 1960s revolutionary, Ali Khamenei, who replaced Khomeini as supreme leader in 1989 and has continued to rule to this day.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
In the United Kingdom, her legacy is so powerful to this day that one compilation of her hits simply isn’t enough.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
La La still hears about her appearance in the video from fans to this day.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
Places named after rattlesnakes soon had no rattlesnakes, and to this day, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec no longer have rattlesnakes.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
In the United Kingdom, her legacy is so powerful to this day that one compilation of her hits simply isn’t enough.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
La La still hears about her appearance in the video from fans to this day.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
Places named after rattlesnakes soon had no rattlesnakes, and to this day, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec no longer have rattlesnakes.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025
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“To this day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20this%20day. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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