olden times
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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
But with furrowed brow and enough internet breadcrumbs, I do, in fact, recall the olden times of pre-2016, when Lizzo’s undeniable talent was still morphing into the world-dominating version of today.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022
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
Historians are counting on technology to make the subject more interesting for young people whose ideas of olden times may stretch only to the BlackBerry era.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2018
Listen, he told himself, no one can be buried alive these days, not like in the olden times when there was no embalming fluid and stuff.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
