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nostalgia

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


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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

I assumed nostalgia was fueling the desire to give these Golden Age musicals a makeover.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

Reading these letters at the end of an exhausting day, Briony felt a dreamy nostalgia, a vague yearning for a long-lost life.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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