not long ago
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: during a recent period of time : recently
I saw an interesting ad not long ago for a new car.
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Then, one day not long ago, Cervenka was hanging out with Louie Perez III, the son of Los Lobos cofounder Louie Perez Jr., and a singer for the Chicano punk band Manic Hispanic.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
The Yankees actually paid him do it not long ago, when Volpe was still breaking into the league.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Dining in Washington, DC not long ago, David and I had another robust discussion about what kind of leadership America needs now.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The President was, not long ago, Musk’s biggest supporter and not coincidentally the recipient of some $288 million in campaign backing from him.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
The Yankees actually paid him do it not long ago, when Volpe was still breaking into the league.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Dining in Washington, DC not long ago, David and I had another robust discussion about what kind of leadership America needs now.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The President was, not long ago, Musk’s biggest supporter and not coincidentally the recipient of some $288 million in campaign backing from him.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
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“Not long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20long%20ago. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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