until now
Example Sentences
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But until now, no one had really checked whether other primates also have them.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The plans were eventually abandoned, leaving the West Coast without a major U.S. coal export terminal — until now.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The offering could take place as soon as June 12, and would shatter the $25.6 billion fundraising record for an IPO, held until now by Gulf giant Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
But until now the Ebola epidemic has been confined to areas within government reach or controlled by a relatively well-organized rebel group called M23.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“And to think that up until now I had never even wondered how a grasshopper made his sounds.”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
