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nostalgia

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


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"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

Indeed, nostalgia has sometimes been a dangerous factor in California politics, unleashing the Spanish fantasy heritage movement, Prop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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

Meanwhile, songs like “Down South” brim with nostalgia for days gone by — in this instance, memories of a hitchhiking jaunt with Harrison.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

If there is a "later in life," I'll be happy to endure a little nostalgia.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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