of yore
idiom
literary
: of the past
in days of yore
The great composers of yore performed for kings and queens.
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Three vintage grails set records at Sotheby’s New York watch auction on Tuesday, proving that the timepieces of yore still have plenty of pull and the watch market is indeed alive and well.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Paradise Records, which Logic also stars in as small-town record store owner Cooper (among other cameos), is a throwback to the record store 1990s comedies of yore, read Empire Records and High Fidelity.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 June 2025
The Azores are a destination ideally seen from the bow of a ship, like the salty whalers of yore.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Catnip for Old Millennials and lovers of the bops of yore alike, Nora Princiotti’s extremely fun Hit Girls is a rollicking nostalgia fest and a love letter to the women artists whose brilliant music was often overshadowed by the media’s obsession with their personal lives.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Paradise Records, which Logic also stars in as small-town record store owner Cooper (among other cameos), is a throwback to the record store 1990s comedies of yore, read Empire Records and High Fidelity.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 June 2025
The Azores are a destination ideally seen from the bow of a ship, like the salty whalers of yore.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Catnip for Old Millennials and lovers of the bops of yore alike, Nora Princiotti’s extremely fun Hit Girls is a rollicking nostalgia fest and a love letter to the women artists whose brilliant music was often overshadowed by the media’s obsession with their personal lives.
—Literary Hub
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
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