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venerable

[ven-er-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛn ər ə bəl /


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Investigators discovered a link to Bagur, who is a business coach rival of Dini's as well as being the 69-year-old "venerable master" of the Athanor lodge.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

After college, she moved to Los Angeles, performing as a rock singer and studying at the venerable Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Spaces are well-defined and venerable terms in physics and math.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

And then there’s the venerable Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index, the longest-running survey from a regional Fed bank, polling executives on conditions in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

A venerable bank underwrote the construction of the new meeting hall.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson