olden
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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
In the olden days, you might have to lie about how rich you are and maybe borrow a car.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
"Surfing has taught me that in the olden days they say that girls cannot surf, only boys. Now I know that whatever a man can do, a woman can do better!"
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024
It’s like the olden days when illiterate people needed the town scribe to read and write their letters, except most nonspeakers are not illiterate.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023
“These aren’t olden times. We’ve got money now. All we have to do is give some old kid on the block a nickel and he’ll collect it for us.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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