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: during the time or period before

Up until now, everything has gone very well.

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Morning temperatures are in the 50s, with temperatures slowly climbing all the way up until the cold front arrives tomorrow. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 If decisions queue up until the transformation leader returns, the organization has built a bottleneck with good judgment. — Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 At one point over two thirds of Sloss's entry-level workforce was composed of Black labor, which was socially and hierarchically segregated and, up until 1928, often sourced from nearby prisons. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 From 2022 up until last season, Pettine served as an assistant head coach for Kevin O’Connell on the Minnesota Vikings. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for up until

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