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of old







ADVERB
anciently
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Robert Zaldivar stood quietly in front of the names, surrounded by community members holding lit candles as memories of old friends resurfaced.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

That first saga of Woody versus Buzz was also a story of old versus new, teaching kids that they don’t always have to be wooed by the hottest toy on the market.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

As for the contents of the Center, a cartoon by Ms. Chast provided a memorable visual taxonomy of old things in imagining a series of shops labeled “Antiques. Collectibles. Bric-a-brac. Garbage.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Maybe the dominant Tigers of old could return?

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He’s demolished a house, he says, ruined when the Russians were fighting the Germans, but this wood is still okay, and what would I want with a lot of old wood, anyway?

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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