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Recent Examples of old-line Among the festival organizers, Yarrow was an advocate for the topical songwriting and contemporary sounds that some old-line folk aficionados resisted. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Among the festival organizers, Yarrow was an advocate for the topical songwriting and contemporary sounds that some old-line folk aficionados resisted. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Her main opponent is expected to be Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), 74, who is considered a more mainstream, old-line Democratic figure. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024 On the other hand, the old-line producers knew how to tap into the classic novels of Dickens or Steinbeck to spin out great stories with legendary stars. Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 Overall, the result was a success story that old-line competitors couldn’t match. Bhopi Dhall and Saurajit Kanungo, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 And without these old-line agencies bleeding taxpayers dry, New York will have funds to put these better alternatives in place. Richard Wexler, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024 Renowned for ancient churches and the tomb of Dante, the 14th-century poet, the city of Ravenna and its environs along Italy’s Adriatic coast are also home to old-line industries like steel and fertilizer. Stanley Reed, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Trump would also face a Congress less inclined to impose such constraints, having established ideological mastery of the Republican Party, whose old-line elites can no longer claim that his agenda is aberrant and must be resisted. Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
  • There are also displays dedicated to how Cartier translated the traditional arts of China, Japan, Iran, Egypt and the Russian Empire, where the House of Fabergé was famed for its decoratively colorful designs.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The idea came from my frustration with traditional methods used to teach hospitality management.
    Betsy Pudliner, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The former president returned to his private home on Friday from the official residence, with crowds of conservative supporters turning out to greet his motorcade.
    Joyce Lee, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His goal was to gain ground for conservative principles every day, with persuasion as his primary weapon, not shouting and histrionics.
    Doug Ducey, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Already captaining Northern Ireland’s national team despite his youth, Bradley is a much more orthodox full-back than Alexander-Arnold, highlighted by his touch map (since 2023-24) being more weighted to the touchline on that side of the pitch.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Economists are concerned that investor confidence is being dealt a blow that will undo the last roughly 21 months of work by Turkey’s finance leaders in returning to orthodox monetary policy and turning around the country’s runaway inflation problem.
    Natasha Turak, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Old-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-line. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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