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archaic

[ahr-key-ik] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk /


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Helen adds that despite "archaic notions" still being attached to endometriosis, a greater awareness is a positive to both diagnosed and undiagnosed people.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Hanisee owns one of nearly 700 properties in Altadena that’s never had sewer lines, instead operating for decades on now-outdated septic tanks or even more archaic and environmentally hazardous cesspools.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Natasha Katz provides the ballet’s choreographic episodes with lighting that casts them in a rainbow of dusky hues, some evoking archaic temple architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

"Previous more complicated models proposed contributions from archaic hominins, but this model indicates otherwise," he said.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2026

Any large-scale human cooperation—whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe—is rooted in common myths that exist only in people’s collective imagination.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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