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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In 1799, the lyrics were set to the tune that it’s still associated with to this day.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
And to this day, despite what people might wish, the fact is that when a tree gets cut down, special or otherwise, the deed goes more or less unpunished.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The 1995 film adaptation starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Hugh Grant remains beloved to this day, so the 2026 version has big shoes to fill.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
But to this day, the SCMaglev still faces approval roadblocks – from prefecture vetoes and environmental blowback, to cost concerns and an overall systemic risk aversion to name a few – preventing it from being completed and opening to the public.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
And to this day, despite what people might wish, the fact is that when a tree gets cut down, special or otherwise, the deed goes more or less unpunished.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The 1995 film adaptation starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Hugh Grant remains beloved to this day, so the 2026 version has big shoes to fill.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
But to this day, the SCMaglev still faces approval roadblocks – from prefecture vetoes and environmental blowback, to cost concerns and an overall systemic risk aversion to name a few – preventing it from being completed and opening to the public.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
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“To this day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20this%20day. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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