halcyon
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I had one halcyon year and then it never really abated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
With a 70% approval rating and hopes for an improving economy, Takaichi has decided to seize her moment with another tactic from Japan’s halcyon days.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Whether that halcyon period of relative affordability is 2015 or 2006 or 2000 or 1980 varies by researcher and, likely, by the region being considered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025
Alongside Spike's lessons in humanity, Boyle highlights a stagnant culture on the island, which is "not progressive, standing still... looking back to the halcyon days of England".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Those were the salad days, the halcyon years!
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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