olden times
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In olden times, voting was conducted largely on paper ballots distributed at the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Way back in olden times — seven days ago — Goldman Sachs lifted its year-end gold price target to $5,400 from $4,900.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
What in olden times a peripatetic philosopher said was also true of him, that opposite qualities combine in a man as in the mixing of colors.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
Effectively, The Players’ Tribune has found a way to simulate the access of olden times by putting control in the hands of the wealthy and attractive subjects.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
“If it were olden times, we might think about cutting it up for iceboxes soon.”
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
