ancient
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Handing the ball to an ace like Yamamoto and asking for nine innings is ancient history.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The EU says a primitive form of feta is mentioned in the Odyssey, when the hero of the ancient epic takes cheese from the cave of the cyclops Polyphemus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
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
Just over a year after the unveiling of the "Frankfurt Silver Inscription" -- the oldest known Christian written testimony north of the Alps -- attention is once again turning to this ancient site.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
“There isn’t any other, and there never will be. The blade is ancient; it was centaur-made, for the Immortal.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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It's Lit: Hanukkah Words
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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