First recorded in 1825–35
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Still the idea that “Apartment House” need not stand alone, that our traditions and those of long-ago Japan belong together, represented for Cage a future for America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
As they read your long-ago emails and memos, you want your years of hard work, passion and loyalty to your employer to jump off the page.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Like Ted, Greg is also recovering from a long-ago divorce, but what forces him out of his shell is the implosion of his daughter’s.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
Cavalcanti’s, no less brilliant in its execution, looks through the glass darkly, with painful scenes of long-ago squalor and depravity that sadly echo our own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Because the artifacts were crudely made, Abbott believed that they must have been fashioned not by historical Indians but by some earlier, “ruder” group, modern Indians’ long-ago ancestors.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
We can observe galaxies beyond the Hubble distance because the light reaching us today was emitted long ago, when those galaxies were much closer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Seattleites, however, can attest that Burning Man’s ruin began long ago, pretty much since Microsofties and Amazonians invaded it in the early aughts.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Saudi Arabia long ago signed the NPT but has not signed the Additional Protocol.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Despite its preference for Democratic governors, Colorado was, until not that long ago, a competitive two-party state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
One of the few times Danny had had a room to himself was so long ago.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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