venerable

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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

On that basis the venerable bank could hardly have chosen a more suitable leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

“Remember the Times” stretches back to Riley’s childhood in Harlem, where the playground of his elementary school abutted the parking lot behind New York’s venerable Apollo Theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

She had the traditional venerable years, the toothless cackle, the mustache.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes