timeworn
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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
A timeworn story of unrequited love, it leans on his training as a counter-tenor, before exploding into an unexpected techno breakdown.
From BBC • May 9, 2025
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
The afterlives of ‘The Blind Side’ and ‘The Help,’ as well as the development of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ point to the tenacity of a timeworn Hollywood trope.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023
This started with the replacement of the machine’s timeworn old vacuum tank with Cooksey’s new version.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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