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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ago to be" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It appears to be a combination of words that lacks a clear meaning or grammatical structure.
Example: "It was a long time ago to be thinking about that."
Alternatives: "long ago" or "in the past".
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Seventeen days ago, to be precise.
Ten years ago, to be precise.
"It's a lifetime ago to be honest," he said.
The couple moved to Albertville several years ago to be close to Ms. Hefner's family.
Isolde Lekens moved from Belgium to Kent nine years ago to be with her British husband.
The kea parrot of New Zealand was years ago to be found in large numbers.
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I was murdered a few years ago, nearly four years ago to be exact".
We've been here before: three years ago, to be exact.
We have lived through this moment before — a year ago, to be exact.
He moved to Belvidere six years ago to be with his wife's family.
"I didn't even know what a convention was three years ago, to be honest," he said.
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