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“It’s definitely old-fashioned, but research always says when you write things down, you process it better,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

If you own an old-fashioned mutual fund and another owner sells then the fund might have to realize capital gains to raise cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The simplest solution, naturally, would be to unplug altogether, ditching your smart TV for an old-fashioned antenna system and turning back to physical media players instead of streamers.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Many of these records are not only just in French, but use old-fashioned and hard-to-read script.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Maybe he meant to be helpful in trying to keep me at home, but his old-fashioned expectations were revealing themselves like a sagging slip.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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