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Khmaladze started at full-back in the defeat by Wales in Nantes, while back row Lomidze, who had brief spells in England with London Irish and Doncaster, was not involved in the tournament.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Writer Greg Stolze posted a while back about “some professor” who “put googly eyes on a pencil and waved it at his class saying ‘Hi!
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Clips of that performance went viral while back in Bangkok, orders of the delectable South Asian treat skyrocketed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
Dear Liz: A while back, you responded to a letter writer that Social Security’s estimates of the amount a person will receive assumes the person will continue working until they apply for benefits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
The fair was the county fair, which Maya-Jade and Mim had invited him to a while back.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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