times past
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"When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm," he wrote.
From Salon • May 5, 2025
In times past visiting dignitaries would give emperors gifts and tributes.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
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
In times past, auto dealers and lenders were slower to retake cars when borrowers fell behind.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022
They conversed of things I had never heard of; of nations and times past; of countries far away; of secrets of nature discovered or guessed at: they spoke of books: how many they had read!
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
