historic
Example Sentences
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The Hellenic Olympic Committee has hit out at criticism of the sponsorship of the historic Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Games in 1896, as "petty" politics that "undermines" its work.
From Barron's
Cursor works out of North Beach, the historic Italian neighborhood with a bohemian flare that is decidedly separate from the AI epicenter in downtown San Francisco.
Prices have almost doubled so far this year in what would be the best performance since 1979, when prices more than quintupled amid the historic attempt by the Hunt brothers to corner the silver market.
From Barron's
American manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month, a survey showed, as uncertainty tied to ever-changing tariffs and a historic government shutdown weighed on business.
From MarketWatch
In Turkey, the number of Christians has declined to a historic low, while in Lebanon, where the pope arrived Sunday for a three-day trip, emigration is reducing a larger population.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
