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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The President was, not long ago, Musk’s biggest supporter and not coincidentally the recipient of some $288 million in campaign backing from him.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
Much of this equipment, Weinreb notes, is at the cutting edge of the field, allowing imaging of the retina and other eye structures that was not possible not long ago.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Additionally, Clark recently destroyed a T-mobile sign at the PGA Championship not long ago.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
There was, not long ago, even a pickle lemonade at Disneyland, which divided commenters on Facebook.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
Much of this equipment, Weinreb notes, is at the cutting edge of the field, allowing imaging of the retina and other eye structures that was not possible not long ago.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Additionally, Clark recently destroyed a T-mobile sign at the PGA Championship not long ago.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
There was, not long ago, even a pickle lemonade at Disneyland, which divided commenters on Facebook.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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“Not long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20long%20ago. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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