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nostalgia

[no-stal-juh, -jee-uh, nuh-] / nɒˈstæl dʒə, -dʒi ə, nə- /


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But it has also triggered an unexpected wave of nostalgia, with some Delhi residents expressing affection for a place they often claimed to despise.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The pop hit surged back into the charts this year, and peaked at number three, thanks largely to a wave of 2016 nostalgia that took over social media.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"We're growing up with this television show. And I think there's maybe this nostalgia in a way that there isn't for other things."

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Shuttered in 1997, Opryland remains a source of southern nostalgia that Bargatze hopes to tap with Nateland.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Without warning, a mixture of joy and melancholy and hope and nostalgia overwhelmed him.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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