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
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
Much like Dwyane Wade last year, if these were olden times — of two years ago — San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili would be starting the All-Star Game.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 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
