as in pasts
the events or experience of former times
let us bid farewell to auld lang syne and welcome in the new year
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Destin Daniel Cretton's debut feature concerns a group of counselors (headed by Brie Larson's Grace) at a home for at-risk teens who must deal with their own traumatic pasts while shepherding their patients to a brighter future.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026 -
For the past 10 years Ai has lived in Germany, the UK and now Portugal, never once setting foot in his native country, where people with far less controversial pasts have faced arbitrary detention.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Looking ahead, several companies with histories of beating analysts’ estimates will issue their quarterly reports next week, including Western Alliance and F5.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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Commonly framed and told histories of Indigenous women such as Pocahontas and Sacagawea, who are associated with famous expeditions by white English settlers in North America, are clear examples.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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