times past
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In times past visiting dignitaries would give emperors gifts and tributes.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
“Tribute is paid to all grandmothers, great-grandmothers, mothers and traditional healers who in times past could cure everything from a broken heart to clinical illnesses with the help of herbs, flowers, bark, etc.”
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024
And it’s true he has changed: In times past, even referring to his narcissism might have earned the therapist a trip to the guano workings.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023
‘Prey’ and ‘Fire Island’ are both fantastic, and they feel much more like theatrical movies that happen to be streaming than the made-for-TV movies of times past.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023
At times past, just after the war, his missing arm had caused him a great deal of pain.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
