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of old







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anciently
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Nine Brewdog vehicles of "old age and varying roadworthiness" that made only £6,250 from just one sale.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

New dams and debris basins turned the vast natural waterways and springs and creeks of old L.A. into a chutes-and-ladders system to divert and hold back water and mud, before the next time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

In the markets of old Dubai, saffron, cumin, pistachios and almonds from Iran still fill the stalls, as if the two shores of the Gulf were not separated by war.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

After Jones shows me the lobby, we go up to the first floor, where we walk down a hall decorated with screenprints of old local maps to a guest room.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

It might have starved or died of old age.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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