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old school





old-school


NOUN
supporters of established custom or of conservatism
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“I do feel it’s really old school Open,” Fleetwood said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"This is partly down to the heatwave and partly down to breaking down old school wine myths."

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Marvell was added to the S&P 500 this week alongside data-center supplier Flex, as old school company’s Pool Corp and Campbell’s were shown the door.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Deming goes old school to distort Reilly’s focus and bombard him with harsh spotlights.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Mom will be back by then and I’ll return to my old school, or Lou Ann will kick us out and who knows where I’ll be.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Also rooted in old-school, so it spoke to my youth, but it’s through a psychedelic filter and musique concrète,” McFadden says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Tuning in for some TV takes: Netflix’s binge-drop model disrupted the stodgy rhythms of old-school TV.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

The Pentagon is using a surging budget to avoid choosing between defense-tech startups and old-school contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

For all the technological advances, hiring experts say the old-school building blocks count more than ever.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

But it had old-school style and had attracted a lot of famous demigods over the years, like the Beatles and Alfred Hitchcock, so I figured we were in good company.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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