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“He was old hat, and Las Vegas was seen as the graveyard of the stars.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

All-time highs have become old hat to a market that’s seen the S&P 5oo notch nearly three dozen record closes this year, and the catalysts are familiar too: trade and tech.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

Maybe the headlines about looming shutdown deadlines feel like old hat, at this point.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2025

One-time hick-hop rapper Jelly Roll is old hat at songs to soundtrack shirking child support payments, but he’s found a bit of a new lane in the path blazed by Wallen.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

She suddenly feels silly and stupid, alone in her tent with a pile of tangled ribbon and an old hat.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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