nostalgic

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Galsworthy did not take up these characters again until 1918 when he wrote a radiant, nostalgic short story called “Indian Summer of a Forsyte.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Around 9 pm, I was feeling suffocated and nostalgic, so I got in the car to drive around town," a 28-year-old woman told AFP on Monday on condition that her identity be protected.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But regardless of the colour the jersey is certain to give a nostalgic nod to some of Scotland's most iconic away kits.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Another suggests Irish immigrants crafted the candy as a nostalgic nod to home — or even as a reference to the Great Famine.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

That they were intended to have a patriotic, as well as a nostalgic, purpose is clear from his dedication of the most famous of the set, no.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall