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What does once upon a time mean?

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Adverb
  1. The traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales.
  2. A long time ago (typically said of something that is not well remembered).
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In almost every university also, the executive head was once upon a time a research fellow or ordinary lecturer.
They ramble Paradise Alley, where, once upon a time, many a gold-seeker sought comfort among ladies of the night.
Maybe, once upon a time, without language skills or the ability to negotiate and rationalise and reason, we had to resort to violence.
But once upon a time, she was on top of the world, until her addictions seemed to get the better of her.
The boy starts his story once upon a time, knowing that's how stories begin.
Does she miss the solidity of roles and characters that actresses enjoyed once upon a time?

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