since then

phrase

: within that time
The company started as a small local business 10 years ago and has grown a lot since then.

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The security situation in southern Lebanon has worsened substantially since then, with the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in March. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 And since then, there have been many other mechanisms that have been discovered, by which how the plants really keep a check on that bacteria from overgrowing the nodule. — Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 The Hamilton Family Brewery opened last year, on Eighth Street and Archibald, and since then Armando Moreno says he's dealt with a slew of issues in his usually quiet neighborhood of nearly 40 years. — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The company has made additional smaller cutbacks since then, including letting go several dozen members of its global product team earlier in 2026. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for since then

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“Since then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since%20then. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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