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A classic example is the No Surprises Act of 2020, which has had consequences nearly the opposite of what was intended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The classic churro was not unscathed, with 50 cents added to the price tag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The fact is, only time can cement a true classic.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, Fleetwood Mac's 1977 classic Rumours and Bob Marley's best-of album Legend have both moved into the all-time top 10 over the past 10 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
I was sullen and dependent on my mother's sole attention, tender-hearted, and whiney: the classic temperament of the artist but without anything to show for my bad character.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Doesn’t exactly measure up to the enormity of the classics, does it?
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Hiddleston, who studied classics in college, for which he credits his trip to Pompeii, and so speaks a little Latin, is puckishly identified in a title as “amateur classicist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tom Hiddleston’s fascination with the classics drives “Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston,” a National Geographic series premiering on Wednesday for which the actor brushed up on his Latin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the past 15 years there have been more than 20 live-action remakes of Disney classics - with varying levels of success.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
At that stage, we had no real urge even to push our favorite classics at the two of you—not, anyway, with the same gusto that we had at the twins or Boo Boo.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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