nostalgia
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While food tastes change, a desire for comfort and nostalgia remain.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Thoughts on love, nature, trauma, aging, nostalgia and philosophy are all valid starting points, and a surfeit of possibilities can be paralyzing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
When we were kids, nostalgia happened in the ’70s: “American Graffiti,” “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” all that stuff.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
He was capable of laughing, of allowing himself from time to time a feeling of nostalgia for the past of the house, and of showing concern for the state of misery present in Melquíades’ room.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgia
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 3
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