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+export function timeSince(date) {
+  const seconds = Math.floor((new Date() - date) / 1000);
+
+  let interval = Math.floor(seconds / 31536000);
+  if (interval > 1) {
+    return interval + ' years';
+  }
+  interval = Math.floor(seconds / 2592000);
+  if (interval > 1) {
+    return interval + ' months';
+  }
+  interval = Math.floor(seconds / 86400);
+  if (interval > 1) {
+    return interval + ' days';
+  }
+  interval = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
+  if (interval > 1) {
+    return interval + ' hours';
+  }
+  interval = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+  if (interval > 1) {
+    return interval + ' minutes';
+  }
+  return Math.floor(seconds) + ' seconds';
+}