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retro

[re-troh] / ˈrɛ troʊ /


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On paper, the one thing he has going for him is a nickname so retro that it’s practically covered in pine tar and has transformed an otherwise ordinary prospect into an unlikely cult hero.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Launching their new partnership with Oxen, Hull City have released a very retro kit for the new campaign, evoking the shirts the Tigers wore during the late seventies.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Set in the 1960s, the colorful retro fashions hang off her skeletal frame.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

I still love its blend of retro innocence and joyful futurism.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

And then he put on that retro Lone Ranger tune, something he liked to play every morning because he thought it was a hip way to wake up the world.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz



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