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classic

[klas-ik] / ˈklæs ɪk /




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Originally designed to evoke a classic Greek column, the structure's limestone, brick and terra-cotta exterior features ornamentation including lion heads, wreaths, eagles, and faces.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

SpaceX’s position creates a classic prisoner’s dilemma among the big carriers, noted Julie Zhu, a senior research associate at MoffettNathanson.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

While several albums by the Band have become cherished parts of the classic rock canon, Levon never raked in big money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The classic churro was not unscathed, with 50 cents added to the price tag.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

He had on a classic country station and “WideOpen Spaces” by The Chicks played as we drove.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

"My message to young people is this - whether you choose construction, coding or classics, or maths, manufacturing or mechanics, you'll get the skills you need and be given the respect you deserve," he said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

On Sunday it was powerhouse classics legend Van der Poel who took victory after charging away with 11km remaining with Pogacar.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Hiddleston, who studied classics in college, for which he credits his trip to Pompeii, and so speaks a little Latin, is puckishly identified in a title as “amateur classicist.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Doesn’t exactly measure up to the enormity of the classics, does it?

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Every town in Massachusetts had a grammar school, and from the age of eight, pupils there would be taught the classics from eight in the morning until dark fell.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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