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Within the segment, on an organic basis, project revenue was unchanged versus the year-ago period, while aftermarket revenue was down 10% year over year.—CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 That compares to 44 million subscribers in the fourth quarter and a year-ago base of 41 million customers.—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Deliveries are up 9% versus the year-ago stretch, and while Nielsen’s upgraded ratings methodology is responsible for some of those gains, the fact that CBS and the TNT sports nets have met their March Madness guarantees is the only thing that really matters to their advertisers.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Apr. 2026 Routes to Latin America saw declines of 27,000 TEUs to 115,000 TEUs from the year-ago period.—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ago
Word History
Etymology
Middle English ago, agon, from past participle of agon "to go away, pass by, pass away, come to an end," going back to Old English āgān "to go away, depart, (of time) pass," from ā-, perfective prefix + gān "to go entry 1" — more at abide