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timeworn

[tahym-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /


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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

Occasionally we’d glimpse small towns and timeworn roadside attractions — a reminder that Old Route 66 basically follows Southwest Chief’s path between the West Coast and Albuquerque, N.M.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 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

Werner laces his boots and sings the songs and marches the marches, acting less out of duty than out of a timeworn desire to be dutiful.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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