"used to" meaning in English

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        {
          "text": "I remember when we used to stop by the beach every Sunday."
        },
        {
          "text": "She started the exercise program, which we didn't use to have."
        },
        {
          "text": "We don't go there anymore, but we used to."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "If something used to happen, it happened often in the past, but it does not happen now."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They're bigger than they used to be."
        },
        {
          "text": "How bad did it used to be?"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "If something used to be true, it was true for a long time in the past, but it is not true now."
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        {
          "text": "It's hard at first, but after a while you get used to it."
        },
        {
          "text": "He isn't used to being around children."
        },
        {
          "text": "We get so used to seeing this that we don't even notice anymore."
        }
      ],
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        "If someone is used to something, they know it and do not find it surprising or difficult anymore."
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        {
          "word": "accustomed"
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        },
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          "text": "She started the exercise program, which we didn't use to have."
        },
        {
          "text": "We don't go there anymore, but we used to."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something used to happen, it happened often in the past, but it does not happen now."
      ]
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        {
          "text": "They're bigger than they used to be."
        },
        {
          "text": "How bad did it used to be?"
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        "If something used to be true, it was true for a long time in the past, but it is not true now."
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  "word": "used to"
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        },
        {
          "text": "He isn't used to being around children."
        },
        {
          "text": "We get so used to seeing this that we don't even notice anymore."
        }
      ],
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        "If someone is used to something, they know it and do not find it surprising or difficult anymore."
      ],
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