Since canceled
"The defense secretary is scheduled to embark for Vietnam on Tuesday in a trip that originally included a Beijing agenda, since canceled."
(The Guardian.)
What does "since" mean in the sentence above?
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I can't pinpoint the exact meaning "since" in the sentence above. I've got an impression that there is something implied in the phrase "since canceled". There is no past point for "since" in that sentence and also, it doesn't seem to mean "because".
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"Between that time and now". So between the time the trip was originally scheduled and the actual beginning of the trip, the Beijing agenda has been canceled.
- "Between that time and now".
- So between the time the trip was originally scheduled and the actual beginning of the trip, the Beijing agenda has been canceled.
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"Between that time and now".
So between the time the trip was originally scheduled and the actual beginning of the trip, the Beijing agenda has been canceled.
0It's meaning #3 here.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since
"after a time in the past : SUBSEQUENTLY
Has since become rich"
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