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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ago spent" is not correct and usable in written English.
It seems to be a confusion of terms, as "ago" typically indicates a time reference and should not be used with "spent" in this manner.
Example: "I spent my vacation in Italy last year."
Alternatives: "previously spent" or "spent earlier".
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Netflix, which is worth billions of dollars, just months ago spent $100 million to keep "Friends" on its service.
He studies interactive media and animation at Sheffield Hallam University and, his mother said, long ago spent the money he had made from his Web site.
Touba Camara, 39, who immigrated from Senegal seven years ago, spent two years working 12-hour days in a factory dying clothing for $225 a week.
"Coaching consultant," reads the latest job description for Chris Ford, who, several decades ago, spent nearly four years as a player for the Boston Celtics and five more as the team's head coach.
Big thanks go out to Nancy Salomon, who two years ago spent a generous amount of time giving an anonymous neophyte invaluable advice on how to approach puzzle construction.
They probably shop at BLK DNM, the latest endeavor by Johan Lindeberg, who, after leaving his signature line J. Lindeberg a few years ago, spent some time giving Justin Timberlake his own personal Ed Hardy at William Rast.
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My husband, who died two years ago, spent his last month as a hospice patient.
Mr. Wager, born in Philadelphia 70 years ago, spent childhood summers in Wildwood and moved here to stay in 1952.
Mr. Byrne two years ago spent six months researching a profile of Mr. Welch for the magazine.
They married four years ago; spent two years in Rehovot, Israel, for Mr. Duda's postdoctoral fellowship; and returned to Prague.
He admitted thinking "never again", but a month ago spent 10 days in Iraq taking photographs for Harpers Magazine.
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