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archaic

[ahr-key-ik] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk /


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Like Karen Barwick though, he questions the need to string them up calling it "archaic".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“That list is 30 years old, and it’s not based on good science. It’s archaic science,” he said at a recent event in Harrisburg, Pa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Treasuries market, and archaic laws that require mailed paper notices.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

“It’s an archaic instrument with no room for subtlety. Not to disparage your choice of instrument,” I said quickly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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