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[klas-ik] / ˈklæs ɪk /




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Pastrami five ways: Langer’s classic No. 19 with pastrami, Swiss cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Much of this multi-generational pull is driven by archival concert footage, TV appearances, and classic music videos circulating across social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The brand's upbeat pop and urban mood exploded in fluorescent or floral outfits for both men and women, built on classic, comfortable cuts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The company’s world-premiere production is a taut, skillful adaptation of the classic Norman Maclean novella about a stalwart Westerner and his gambling-addicted brother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Like the classic it has become, the Farewell Address has demonstrated the capacity to assume different shapes in different eras, to change color, if you will, in varying shades of light.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The Starbucks items featuring the “Peanuts” characters — known for animated classics like “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” — were intended to promote the return of Starbucks’s pumpkin-spice latte.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison faces a pivotal decision: Should he uproot his Hollywood studio — the birthplace of such film classics as “Sunset Boulevard,” “The Godfather” and “Beverly Hills Cop”?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Some of the ballads feel like instrumental renditions of soul classics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Throughout the set which included classics like Common People, This Is Hardcore, and Underwear, Jarvis treated the crowd to a sermon of Pulp history, with slideshows of artwork, postcards, and visuals from throughout the years.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“The classics are classics for a reason, okay?” he says, reaching out his hands and holding onto my shoulders like he’s trying to school me.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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