as in pasts
the events or experience of former times
the simple games of yesteryear that kept children entertained for hours
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While a number of big players have now moved their major launches to the spring — and splashy destination locales — Place Vendôme cornerstones and newer signatures made good use of the moment to showcase storied pasts, creative chops and new ways of working.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Season 3 picks up following the Season 2 finale cliffhanger, which found Emily and Sam finally sharing a romantic moment and agreeing to be honest about their pasts.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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My poetry began as a father’s sly growl, became a spectacle on a rickety stage washed in limelight, and now is a 70-year-old woman’s walk back into a thousand yesterdays.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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As noted in yesterdays’ newsletter, O’Hearn is 4-for-5 with two home runs and two doubles against lefties.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Or so the story goes, according to many histories of the Argentinian avant-garde.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Other Aztec dance groups – some whose histories stretch back more than half a century — are also thriving along the West Coast, from Washington state down to Sacramento, Oakland, Salinas and San Diego.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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