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

German publisher Axel Springer struck a deal to buy Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper for around $770 million, adding the venerable U.K. title to its stable of media properties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

He was a commentator for the Lakers alongside the venerable Chick Hearn, doing what was then a simulcast of radio and television.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

All the venerable heads were craning forward, their spectacles glinting; only the Master and the Librarian leaned back in their chairs, with their heads close together.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman