olden days
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In the olden days, you might have to lie about how rich you are and maybe borrow a car.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
"I do have to deal with quite a lot of incoming, what you would have called flak in the olden days, but now they call it trolling," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
“I’m from the olden days, so I was like, ‘What does that mean?’”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023
In the Plus: A throwback to the olden days of blogging.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2023
“Among my people in the olden days, the Sword-Maidens did battle beside the men.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
