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archaic

[ahr-key-ik] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk /


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What’s going on with the obsession with reviving archaic occupations, like learning from artisans fixing old shoes?

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Director Prosit Roy, who is father to a toddler daughter, describes himself as "a girl dad" and says he made the film to challenge "old ideas and archaic values".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Despite the archaic language, it has the simplicity of a sea shanty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Bishop Colenso, whose views on everything were considered unsound that day and are archaic in this, was the little dean’s particular pet.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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