olden days
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In the olden days, when George Steinbrenner was rattling around in a turtleneck, it would have been different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"It was like living in the olden days," her son T-jay adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
In the olden days, you might have to lie about how rich you are and maybe borrow a car.
From Salon ● May 21, 2025
It’s like the olden days when illiterate people needed the town scribe to read and write their letters, except most nonspeakers are not illiterate.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
As you know, the gift we sent, the carved gemstone, is not simply an artifact of ye olden days.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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