hoary
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Hoary as it can be, the practice still reliably wows audiences and awards voters, as recent-ish Oscar winners like Jessica Chastain, Renée Zellweger, Rami Malek and Gary Oldman can attest.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023
Hoary stereotypes aside, the Jungle Cruise is a consistently delightful ride largely because of its standout characters: the skippers.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2021
“By all the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth, I command thee, awesome Agamatto, let thine all-seeing eye open before me!”
From The Verge • Nov. 13, 2018
“By the Wondrous Winds of Watoomb!” and “By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth!”
From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2016
Mary Lwyd may mean Pale Mary, or Wan Mary, or Hoary Mary, but the presumption is that it means in this case Blessed Mary, and that the custom is of papal origin.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
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