in the past
Example Sentences
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I expect there will be more job creation than disruption, but groups have been left behind in the past and I’d want a working group to create programs for those under- or unemployed.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Wholesale prices have risen 6.5% in the past 12 months to mark the largest one-year advance since late 2022.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
A common scenario involves an executive calling up a former colleague who happened to work with one of the leading job applicants in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Olsen: You’ve often mentioned in the past, it’s a phrase I’m very taken with, “stretching culture,” expanding the idea of what’s possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Her dad had seen all the same changes in the Sierra Nevada that she had in the past few years: bigger, more frequent, more destructive wildfires.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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