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back when

adverb as in anciently

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Jude Law is in it too, playing a more central role he needn’t be ashamed of or defend later in life: a Force user with shades of that scoundrel vibe that made Harrison Ford a sex symbol way back when.

From Salon

“He has ESPN’s full support, and we look forward to welcoming him back when he is ready.”

As someone who has struggled with his own mental health, Buck found it deeply sad that law enforcement hadn’t intervened on the shooter’s behalf back when his family members had first asked for help.

From Slate

Foster has said he wanted to get UCLA’s high school recruiting rolling like it was back when he played for the Bruins and they vied for the top class in the nation every year.

Reality seeps into “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in multiple ways, including ones that writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof couldn’t have imagined back when he shot this absorbing drama in secret.

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

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