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• The truth is that they were estranged—but not until the early 1900s.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
• Bostic now expects just one interest rate cut in 2024, and not until the end of the year.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
• The phone will eventually be for sale in the US, but not until Q2.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
• And not until 1974 could women get credit cards on their own, in their own name.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
• The tale does show up in a book about religious symbols, but that’s not until 1919.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 10 Feb. 2023
• But not until now has there been a proper feature film.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2024
• At least not until the bomb that killed four young ladies at a Birmingham Baptist church.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 14 Mar. 2023
• Cleveland won’t be in the path of totality again for a long time — not until 2444.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
• College is still on the table for Zhong, but not until 2024 at the earliest.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
• Some seats start at 4 pounds, many at 5 pounds, and others not until the baby reaches closer to 15 pounds.
  — Heather Corley, Parents, 2 July 2024
• The Bruins this year are short on draft capital, holding only five picks, the first not until the third round (No. 92).
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
• They’ll soon be joined by Venus in the west right after sunset, though not until Christmas Eve and beyond.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2022
• And yet not until the last 19 seconds were the Clippers secure in knowing their playoff fate.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
• But not until after Lipa got the very same tattoo first.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024
• The announcement fulfills one of Biden’s key campaign promises – though not until the tail end of his first term.
  — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
• But not until the hook hits does the song really kick into high gear, and become an avant-garde dance-pop treatise for the ages.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
• That sense that there was a message that Rodriguez had to share never went away, though, not until one fateful day in the studio at the end of 2019.
  — James Factora, Them, 30 Sep. 2024
• But not until the end of the summer-long growing process, made possible by deer antler velvet.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
• Because Hanukkah is not until Sunday, Dec. 18, the city’s large menorah will not be lit during the tree lighting.
  — The Birmingham Times, al, 24 Nov. 2022
• But not until the old war reserves run out, potentially in a couple of years.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Yet people in those places haven't turned there much, not until recently.
  — Brady Dale, Axios, 18 July 2024
• And again, although not until Manson later takes a razor and ink to his face, there will be a Swastika hanging over the act.
  — Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
• Facebook took the video down shortly afterward, but not until it had been viewed thousands of times.
  — Marc Fisher and Naomi Nix, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
• Manco’s big day is not until October, but the photo shoot couldn’t wait.
  — Marvin Joseph, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
• The men had hoped Franks’ body would never be found, or at least not until decomposition had set in.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
• Martínez indeed qualified for the Olympics again — but not until last Friday.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Insiders expect that not much will happen for at least a few weeks, and maybe not until Labor Day.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 July 2023
• Yes, Tage Thompson is getting paid — but not until next season.
  — Carol Schram, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• But not until July 2022 – a year and a half later – did cannabis tax funds start reaching nonprofits.
  — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2023
• Still, the math didn’t make sense, at least not until permitting issues with MasterChef’s L.A. soundstage emerged that would require major renovations.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024