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as in yet

up to this or that time We haven't run into any traffic so far on our drive .

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Recent Examples of so far The streams can also be tracked through their movement along the sky; however, doing so requires a telescope to be in the same position over time, and the technique has so far only been able to find stellar streams in the Milky Way. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 The research raises questions about how the virus traveled so far south. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 That’s so far failed to force Tehran to bend on its nuclear program or release its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, or much else. — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 House of the Dragon (995 million) drew its largest weekly tally of season three so far, up from 969 million minutes a week earlier. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for so far

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