age-old

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I would have bet that as a more diverse and tolerant population came of voting age, old divisions would fade slowly into history and the U.S. would keep pushing toward higher elevations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

"It is an age old convention that the Heads of State/Government should not be targeted," Sharif wrote on X.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

There were slight groans when frontman Dan Reynolds committed the age old Northern sin of announcing it was great to be back at Reading, Leeds' sister festival, where they'll play on Sunday.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

So, are these tiny little neutrinos the key to answering the age old question, “Why does anything exist?”

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023

“He is happy to know that he can still score a goal at his age, old man like him!”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie