long since

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For decades, scientists believed dinosaur fossils were little more than mineralized rock, with any original biological material long since destroyed by time.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Charlottesville has long since come to betray all the cynicism of a pseudo-event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The tennis rivalry they shared is long since gone, but another one is no doubt developing as both spend much of their newly found time on the golf course.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Tears are hard to summon for a man whose soul and spirit have long since departed, leaving behind just the husk of a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

How long since I had last had a bath?

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl