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The phrase "are long ago" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly as "long ago" is an adverbial phrase that does not fit with the verb "are."
Example: "The events we discussed are long ago forgotten."
Alternatives: "were a long time ago" or "happened long ago."
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Perhaps the dark events of 1942 are long ago; the Tour did not run that July and perhaps Goddet did earn the right to the claim he made to the Guardian's William Fotheringham: "I saved the Tour from being sullied, and that was important for its postwar future".
But this is the 21st century and Forbes is all business and profit, and those toys are long ago sold by former heir apparent Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes; now Prince of Commerce Steve Forbes, who presides with his cerebral lieutenants over the company which publishes Forbes, Forbes Asia, Forbes Europe and ForbesLife as well as Forbes.com and Forbes Lifecom.com
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