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old school





old-school


NOUN
supporters of established custom or of conservatism
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Popek and his team narrowed their latest search to two sites—an abandoned farm and the remains of an old school outside the former villages of Ostrowka and Wola Ostrowiecka.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Widow’s Bay,” leaning into comedy, goes old school, conjuring familiar spectres that knowingly nod to “Jaws,” “Psycho,” the canonical works of King and John Carpenter, and other touchstones of cultural anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"We're also taking donations of any old school uniform that doesn't fit for people to swap and hopefully those can be passed on as well to new homes," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Amaineh Nademi walks carefully through what is left of her old school.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

She makes it sound like I didn’t have friends at my old school.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The rapid shift to EVs and plug-in hybrids means China also has too many old-school plants churning out cars with traditional internal combustion engines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

I love an old-school, no frills theater that shows cool stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

A comedian shares his serious side: Murray Hill is an old-school entertainer in the mold of retro lounge singers and Borscht Belt comedians.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

My first-team then was made up of some really strong characters, but who were also great lads and old-school to the core, in the ways I've been talking about in this column.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ayesha is the living embodiment of an old-school Hollywood halo filter.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed


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