old-time
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Whether she directs that talent toward good or evil varies from episode to episode, but she embodies the scrappy, anarchic spirit of old-time New York.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Francis, 48, says some of the old-time shoemakers have given up trying to create footwear from scratch, and now just fix the mass-produced shoes that have put them out of business.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
Born Max Katz Breit in 1873, he immigrated as a boy to America where he “began his tutelage with . . . an old-time professional trickster” and came up with his stage name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
At least the Lee family stuck to old-time parenting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
Raul bows deep, like some actor in an old-time movie, then struts to his seat.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
