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Recent Examples of ago
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Recalling how micro minidresses with matching underwear were a street-wide style 50 years ago, Catterall said bloomers were the last thing that Bloomer wanted to be remembered for.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
For the quarter, growth at Timberland slowed to up 2 percent on a constant currency basis, but that the brand was up against a tough year-ago comparison when growth was up 13 percent for the same quarter.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Adverb
But that was a bit ago, and there is a theory now that perhaps this is starting to leak, or maybe be confirmed soon, to distract from the recent, very poor performance of Supergirl in theaters.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Recalling how micro minidresses with matching underwear were a street-wide style 50 years ago, Catterall said bloomers were the last thing that Bloomer wanted to be remembered for.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Adjective
The company reported a loss of 51,000 residential video customers in the first quarter, which counts as a massive upgrade from the 167,000 subs that bolted in the year-ago period.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
For the quarter, growth at Timberland slowed to up 2 percent on a constant currency basis, but that the brand was up against a tough year-ago comparison when growth was up 13 percent for the same quarter.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
Adverb
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In the months since, the strait has seen intense GPS spoofing — a form of navigation systems interference that causes vessels’ broadcast positions to appear in the wrong locations.
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Well, things have only gotten worse since.
Adjective
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Representatives from two local tribes draw a parallel between the gather and past efforts to expel their people from their ancestral lands, and say the horses are intertwined with their culture.
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In his sixth and widely expected final World Cup, Argentinian Lionel Messi has scored six times already, including a hat trick in his opening game, catapulting the 39-year-old past Miroslav Klose’s 2014 record of 16 World Cup goals.
Adjective
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This governance would be designed ex ante to manage volatility, concentrations of power, and systemic risk rather than retrofitted from a bygone era.
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Neither will seek to engage in the trap of nostalgia for a bygone era.
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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