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nostalgia

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


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Nostalgia, it turns out, is not just emotionally resonant.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Nostalgia, though, is a peril that the author, an art historian at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, is bent on warding off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Nostalgia for a time that most of us weren’t even alive to see is part of Cracker Barrel’s appeal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

Nostalgia for the railways and "local and meaningful" stations also features in responses.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

At first, people thought it was another virus, and they were looking for groups like the Coalition of Pity, but it turned out that it was something called Nostalgia Feedback.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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