to date

phrase

: up to the present moment
their best album to date

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However, Loughlin’s breakthrough role — and still her largest to date in terms of episodes — was playing Jody Travis on The Edge of Night for 543 episodes from 1980 to 1984. — Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 And even with a recession to date, English teams’ spending is hardly in terminal decline and still trounces that of all other nations. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Dalen Cambre also made a nice downfield grab against Adebo from Winston later … Winston had his best day to date of this camp. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 Stay up to date with the latest news in and around Chicago with our news alerts. — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to date

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Toda
to date
today
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“To date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20date. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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