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of the past

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adjective

  • Belonging to or existing in a time before the present; bygone or former.

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Aesthetic procedure demand has continued to grow despite the economic uncertainty of the past several years.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

Net short positions in futures tied to the Nasdaq-100 index among speculators recently climbed to some of the highest levels of the past two decades, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

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  • lost to time
  • in the before-times
  • from a bygone era

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  • of the now
  • next-gen
  • of the moment

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