latter-day
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Mangione has been hailed in some quarters of the internet as a latter-day Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
At the 2023 Grammys, the Recording Academy introduced a new award, Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, reflecting the importance of the role in the latter-day pop sphere, and Mr. Jesso was its first recipient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
I reached out to them because I wanted a tour of the infamous triple-zero roulette wheels, which have become a symbol for latter-day Las Vegas hubris.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Bespectacled, with long hair and a beard and moustache, he seems more like a latter-day hippy than a tech whizz, and he is clearly proud as he shows me around his firm.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Everyone knew the classical models of latter-day seclusion represented by Cincinnatus and described by Cicero and Virgil.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
