from way back
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Which brings me to the consent theory of power, a favorite of theorists and agitators from way back, updated by Gene Sharp, an advocate of nonviolent resistance.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
"You've got people choosing to live here from Liverpool but also residents from way back with cultural ties that are deep."
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
“My dad was very intentional in showing me how, from way back, Native people have been shown in media,” she said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
“I think him getting someone else that challenges him and plays the same way as him on this defense may even spark the D-Law you saw from way back when,” Parsons said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Mr. Ray told me that Mr. Price was a friend of his from way back.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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