to this day

phrase

: 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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Her nephew Francis Ysidro Edgeworth would go on to invent some of the basic concepts taught in Economics 101 classes to this day. — Jeanna Smialek, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 Styler remains banned from China to this day due to the film, which played a raft of festivals including the Berlinale and won an IDA award. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026 Ultimately, Illinois senators chose a man for that job, and to this day that role has never been held by a woman. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 This counterpunch rattled bond markets and disrupted auto supply chains, forcing Washington to seek a truce that persists to this day. — Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to this day

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“To this day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20this%20day. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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