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venerable

[ven-er-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛn ər ə bəl /


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Internal resistance to Weiss has been strongest at the venerable news magazine “60 Minutes.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

S&P Dow Jones Indices, which oversees the venerable 30-stock index, said in a press release that Verizon’s low stock price meant it had an “immaterial impact” on the price-weighted index.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Tim Campbell, CEO of Baillie Gifford—that paradoxically venerable yet go-go Scottish investment house—is waxing eloquent about maybe his favorite stock in the entire universe.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

“I am a bit of a romantic fabulist,” says the venerable Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas in her new memoir, “Norteña: Memorias del Comienzo.”

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

College on their left and, on their right, the School Community Singery reared their venerable piles of ferro-concrete and vita-glass.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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