bygone
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the bygone days of our ancestors
The stone wall is from a bygone age.
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One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a bygone sun-like star about 2,000 light-years from Earth.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
The show contained tributes to bygone collaborators like the late David Bowie, whose prequel film character Agent Phillip Jeffries was shown transmuted into a large, kettle-like machine.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Whether this is a reference to the bygone international newspaper or merely a wink to the vox populi is not clear.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The materials palette blends industrial hallmarks with soigné interventions reminiscent of a bygone SoHo scene.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
The show contained tributes to bygone collaborators like the late David Bowie, whose prequel film character Agent Phillip Jeffries was shown transmuted into a large, kettle-like machine.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Whether this is a reference to the bygone international newspaper or merely a wink to the vox populi is not clear.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The materials palette blends industrial hallmarks with soigné interventions reminiscent of a bygone SoHo scene.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bygone. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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