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CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
And investment firms controlling more than $5 trillion in assets have long ago divested from dirty fossil fuels.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Seemingly supernatural encounters, locked rooms and secret passageways tease the question of whether the house is truly haunted, or whether the long-ago death was actually a murder.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Most people objected to that and rejected that long ago.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
And investment firms controlling more than $5 trillion in assets have long ago divested from dirty fossil fuels.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Technique plays a strong role, with the warm amber tones and use of slow-motion in the long-ago past contrasting with the flatter and more formal look of the present.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Seemingly supernatural encounters, locked rooms and secret passageways tease the question of whether the house is truly haunted, or whether the long-ago death was actually a murder.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago
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In 2019, the Louvre in Paris removed the Sackler name from its oriental antiquities wing, while Manhattan’s Metropolitan Museum of Art also dropped the name a year later.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Things to Come was directed by legendary production designer William Cameron Menzies, who later designed the burning of Atlanta in Gone with the Wind and clearly influenced Coppola’s skyscraper imagery and his bewildering mix of futurism and antiquity.Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
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Has veracity become one of those quaint relics of a bygone era, like straw boaters and torchlight parades?Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Barker holiday season launched Nov. 16 with tours of the house and property, with the emphasis on the 38-room resplendent mansion covered with twinkling lights and grand Christmas trees throughout, every detail evoking the opulence and holiday spirit of a bygone era.Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
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But the memoir is also weirder and wilder than this description implies.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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In the memoir, which came out on Nov. 19, White provided some insight about the strained relationship.Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Browser Security pie slice reported phishing protection enabled in Chrome, Edge, and the defunct Internet Explorer, and also noted Bitdefender’s phishing protection as enabled.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Four titles from the defunct—but clearly still hugely popular—band have debuted on the chart in the past few months, and all but one of them have landed inside the top 10.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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These kinds of threats to frogs are on the rise, with about 200 frog species going extinct since the 1970s.Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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But its third season was perhaps its finest, with the kind of snappy writing that could go extinct before too long.Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Joining the core trio of Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin were bassist Jack Bates and guitarist Kiki Wong, who famously won the post from the departed Jeff Schroeder after a public casting call of more than 10,000.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
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In February of 2024, a federal appeals court heard oral arguments on whether the company can continue transporting oil on the reservation with an expired easement.Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Each prepares eaters for the ultimate sour flavor, which has yet to be introduced, the Final Boss Sour, described as a jar of expired pickles.Richard Collings, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Acknowledging past challenges makes current wins that much sweeter.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Trinity posted its sixth shutout in its past seven games, including three in the playoffs.Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.
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