since time immemorial
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: for a very long time
People have been creating art since time immemorial.
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Dehumanization has been used by aggressors since time immemorial.
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Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
Both Minerva and Venus are instantiations of attributes that have been important to all people since time immemorial.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This a fantastic opportunity to engage with and learn from the country’s Indigenous people, who have lived on this land since time immemorial.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
Microbes, the most abundant organisms on Earth, have been cleaning up human messes since time immemorial, and more recently in ways that help sustain modern life.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
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Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
Both Minerva and Venus are instantiations of attributes that have been important to all people since time immemorial.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This a fantastic opportunity to engage with and learn from the country’s Indigenous people, who have lived on this land since time immemorial.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
Microbes, the most abundant organisms on Earth, have been cleaning up human messes since time immemorial, and more recently in ways that help sustain modern life.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Since time immemorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since%20time%20immemorial. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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