nostalgic
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Selecting “We’ll Meet Again” as the sing-along tune to end “The Colbert Report” was both nostalgic and symbolic.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Italy's Sal Da Vinci delivered a sweetly nostalgic slice of 70s disco, with a song dedicated to his wife, Per Sempre, which came fifth.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The nostalgic tone of the collection was captured by some attendees who praised the juxtaposition of pieces, resulting in fluid, less cinched silhouettes reminiscent of 1940s Hollywood.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
It has pivoted toward higher-margin items such as trading cards, retro games and consoles that strike a nostalgic chord with shoppers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The tabloids waxed nostalgic for the good old days of WWII, when the enemy all spoke a foreign language and the army went somewhere else to fight.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgic
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