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old-line

[ohld-lahyn] / ˈoʊldˈlaɪn /


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With independent studios facing challenges finding tenants to rent their sound stages and services, old-line studio titans such as Warner Bros.,

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

To a degree, the dinner manifested yet another step in the changing of the guard on Wall Street, from the old-line legacy banks to the new private-market institutions.

From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025

“Cyclical stocks have greatly underperformed this year, but with job losses mounting, during the months ahead, even the Mag7 may not be able to keep pace with old-line CYCLICALS!” says Paulsen.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025

Disney, in its quarterly earnings report last week, said that it had narrowed its streaming losses but that revenue from its old-line TV channels had fallen sharply.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

In the 1940s and 1950s, the old-line law firms of New York operated like a private club.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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