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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Fleetwood Mac Earns Another Chart Win With 1975-1987, Fleetwood Mac claims its twenty-second title to appear on the Official Albums Sales chart, and this new entry follows two others that also made an impact not long ago.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The news marks a remarkable turnaround for a company that nearly closed permanently not long ago.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In a bygone era from not long ago, those circumstances and that quote would have been enough to assure Meier stayed home and that the Badgers locked up the best talent inside its borders.
—Jesse Temple, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
By Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School
There was a time, not long ago, when the corporate world spoke with confidence about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
—London Business School, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The news marks a remarkable turnaround for a company that nearly closed permanently not long ago.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In a bygone era from not long ago, those circumstances and that quote would have been enough to assure Meier stayed home and that the Badgers locked up the best talent inside its borders.
—Jesse Temple, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
By Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School
There was a time, not long ago, when the corporate world spoke with confidence about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
—London Business School, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Not long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20long%20ago. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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