old-fashioned
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No one understands their audience better than she does, knowing comedy relies as much on observation as on good, old-fashioned slapstick.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
In this case, a trusted family member or friend can be enormously helpful for receiving the occasional piece of mail, replacement credit card or other documents that still must be sent the old-fashioned way.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Since they’re lacking their standard-issue copies of “Ghostology”—de rigueur for all newly minted ghosts—the Maconochie children test the limits of their new powers through old-fashioned trial and error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Four larger cylinders were positioned on a rotating carousel in a configuration resembling four candlesticks on an old-fashioned chandelier.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Forcing herself to focus on that sound, Molly turned, and at last she saw it, the big, old-fashioned camera balanced on its stand.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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