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times past

noun as in water under the bridge

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“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

Ishmael found that people online begged for a Victoria's Secret Fashion show of times past that included very harmful narratives about women's bodies.

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Waking in the middle of the night was common, if not the norm, in western preindustrial cultures, according to Roger Ekirch, a professor of history at Virginia Tech whose research into segmented sleep became the basis for his book, At Day's Close: Night in Times Past.

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.

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An ecru wool crepe cape with long, draping sleeves set the classical tone, with the gathered plaits of the models’ hair, a throwback to times past.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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