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Tim Kurkjian, a Hall of Fame baseball writer, gave quirky stats and told stories of the olden days when dinosaurs like Earl Weaver roamed the earth.
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Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Back in the olden days, all discussion surrounding individual players involved boxcar statistics (games, goals, assists, points) and the eye test.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Getty Images In olden times, people dug holes in the ground to look for gold.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
Countless Americans could die or experience paralysis, just like in the olden days before the vaccine.
—Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Back in the olden days, all discussion surrounding individual players involved boxcar statistics (games, goals, assists, points) and the eye test.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Getty Images In olden times, people dug holes in the ground to look for gold.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
Countless Americans could die or experience paralysis, just like in the olden days before the vaccine.
—Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Olden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olden. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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olden
adjective
old·en
ˈōl-dən 
: of or relating to earlier days
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