timeworn
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But beneath where the cathedral's singers sit, its timeworn paving stones lies a dark financial legacy.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
But abandoning timeworn procedures meant new complications—including one that led the skunk works team to the Michigan plant at 3 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Dotting the shoreline is a bleak expanse of detritus: timeworn pumps, tottering derricks, wayward cranes and aging pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
But the gently moving “I’m Still Here” surpasses its contemporaries thanks to its well-paced screenplay and its ability to buck conventions in what would otherwise be a timeworn story of perseverance.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
In the days that followed, Blanca waited for him to get in touch with her, according to their timeworn pattern.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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