as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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And so, Dune: Prophecy now moves forward with the exciting truth that the Bene Gesserit is not an independent force to guide the universe down a more enlightened path, but a political organization tainted by the Harkonnens’ age-old beef.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
Moore spoke alongside Nicolas Lerner, head of France's external intelligence agency, the DGSE, at an event marking 120 years of the Entente Cordiale, a pact between Britain and France that bound the age-old rivals together as military and diplomatic allies.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Moore spoke alongside Nicolas Lerner, head of France’s external intelligence agency, the DGSE, at an event marking 120 years of the Entente Cordiale, a pact between Britain and France that bound the age-old rivals together as military and diplomatic allies.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Also, how did last weekend’s results awaken one of the state’s age-old debates, which may be heard louder than ever this week?
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
Moore spoke alongside Nicolas Lerner, head of France's external intelligence agency, the DGSE, at an event marking 120 years of the Entente Cordiale, a pact between Britain and France that bound the age-old rivals together as military and diplomatic allies.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Moore spoke alongside Nicolas Lerner, head of France’s external intelligence agency, the DGSE, at an event marking 120 years of the Entente Cordiale, a pact between Britain and France that bound the age-old rivals together as military and diplomatic allies.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Also, how did last weekend’s results awaken one of the state’s age-old debates, which may be heard louder than ever this week?
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The area buzzes with shops, restaurants, and landmarks such as the Mayan Museum of Cancun, with exhibitions showcasing ancient Mayan history and art and the adjacent San Miguelito Archeological Site of Mayan ruins.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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The first was at my hotel, the Four Seasons Hong Kong, renovated during the pandemic to retain its status as a venerable local institution.Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The thrilling fight sequences featuring some of the most venerable action stars in the biz?EW Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The other new study, in Nature, relied on an analysis of six genomes from remains discovered in Ranis, a cave site in present-day Germany that sits below a medieval castle.Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The beautiful city of Maastricht in the Netherlands is always a delight to visit for its medieval architecture and its vibrant cultural scene, which includes FashionClash, an annual festival every November that’s a brilliant mashup of fashion, art, film and performance.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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