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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Reid not long ago was considered, at best, the greatest coach never to win a Super Bowl and, at worst, an all-time postseason choker. —

Tim Graham, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 The Bears can learn from the experience of seeking a coach not long ago. —

Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 The pushback by the county’s top law enforcement officer, who, like a majority of the county supervisors, is a Democrat, underscored emerging tensions over immigration even among officials who not long ago might have seemed more closely allied. —

Tim Arango, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 The good news for the Globes is that the award show, on life support not long ago, has managed to stop the bleeding. —

John Koblin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for not long ago

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