ancient

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Designers retained another attribute from telephony’s ancient days: There’s no screen, so kids don’t know who’s calling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Because of its origin and age, Ji described it as an "ancient immigrant."

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Dressed in sky blue kimonos emblazoned with flowers, the dancers twist and twirl in unison in front of hundreds of spectators eager to see the annual "Miyako Odori" in the nation's spectacular ancient capital.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

While not pink in colour, the name of the April full Moon harks back to ancient traditions before the advent of the modern calendar.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Driven off course, the captain sought shelter next to a rocky, barren, almost totally uninhabited small island that in ancient times had been called both Aeigilia and Cerigotto, but which now was called Antikythera.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler