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Recent Examples of ago
Sami Yousafzai, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Next on the line is a woman who is more gracious to Kendrick, but didn’t seem to get the memo that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry ended decades ago.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
That’s up 4% from the NFC clash in 2024, but down 20% versus year-ago window on CBS.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Adverb
The security official, who spoke to CBS News on the condition of anonymity, noted that there hadn't been a major attack since a suicide bombing that hit a court in Islamabad about two months ago, prompting the alert level in the capital to be raised to its highest.
—Sami Yousafzai, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Next on the line is a woman who is more gracious to Kendrick, but didn’t seem to get the memo that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry ended decades ago.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
That was up 14% from the year-ago quarter and in line with estimates.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
That’s up 4% from the NFC clash in 2024, but down 20% versus year-ago window on CBS.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
Adverb
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That means the iPhone 11 and all iPhones since, including the iPhone SE in both its second- and third-generation models.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vitello amassed a 341-131 record and won the College World Series at the University of Tennessee, but the extent of his experience outside the collegiate ranks amounts to a single summer in his early 20s with a since-defunct independent ballclub in Salinas.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fennessy brings expertise as former chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and past fire chief of the Orange County Fire Authority, one of California’s largest fire departments.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Heyl has now been able to bring some of those bygone Veyron revisions to light.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2026
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Much like the story itself — which followed Daniel Day-Lewis’ 1950s British designer falling head over heels in love with his reluctant muse and eventual equal — the music feels like it’s being beamed in from a bygone era.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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