venerable

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The German publisher outbid the Daily Mail for the venerable newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The venerable Warren Buffett offered this simple maxim in a letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors in 1986:

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The visit marks 100 years since the death of its Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudi, who was declared "venerable" by the Catholic Church in 2025, the first step on the path to sainthood.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

A venerable City of London institution is being snapped up by a U.S. asset manager in a nearly $14 billion deal that comes amid growing fears that AI will severely disrupt the finance sector.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

There, by the river, set low between the skysoaring spires of graceful city living, was a venerable structure of stone, impressive if not in height then in solidity.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman