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
"In the olden days, doctors would ease you out of life and the difference was it wasn't necessarily with your consent," she said.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
In the olden days, writers were taught to put the mark –30– at the bottom of a story to indicate the end.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
In the Plus: A throwback to the olden days of blogging.
From Slate • Apr. 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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