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Recent Examples of olden
New York has long loomed large in the traveller’s imagination, most notably in the olden, jet-setting days when getting there was half the fun.
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Nicholas D. Lowry, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
In the olden days, writers were taught to put the mark –30– at the bottom of a story to indicate the end.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Of course today the Tiergarten is statues, but in olden days was a real hunting ground for Berlin’s elite, with deer and wild animals.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
The midwife suggested finding a milk donor — a concept Christensen thought was just for the olden days.
—Meredith Newman, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Nicholas D. Lowry, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
In the olden days, writers were taught to put the mark –30– at the bottom of a story to indicate the end.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Of course today the Tiergarten is statues, but in olden days was a real hunting ground for Berlin’s elite, with deer and wild animals.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
The midwife suggested finding a milk donor — a concept Christensen thought was just for the olden days.
—Meredith Newman, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Karey Burke, another figure backing the project, discussed the series' historical importance by noting its groundbreaking contributions to TV comedy.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Then there’s the pharmacy, where once again, the effort to replicate every detail with historical accuracy is evident.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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OpenAI was created as a non-profit research lab with a for-profit arm, but has mulled restructuring into a more traditional, for-profit company that could lead to more returns for investors — a plan at which Musk has also taken aim.Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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This compares to the more traditional form of pardons, which are issued during legal proceedings, or after a conviction.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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The album’s existence is historic, a reminder of how singular these two are in a studio.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The team behind Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right is opening a new music space within New York’s historic Pyramid Club.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2024
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Whitaker has dealt with challenges including a surge in close calls between planes, a shortage of air traffic controllers and antiquated equipment.David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who has filled out their tax return applied for a driver’s license, or booked a doctor’s appointment knows how frustratingly antiquated government services can feel.Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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With the capability to create full video from prompts, Sora is going to make all kinds of casting, staging and expensive film operations obsolete.John Werner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The invention of nuclear weapons made this thinking obsolete by making conquest among the great powers impossible.Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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At the time, those came in classic green bottles from old-time perfumers’ shelves.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Listen to a Live Radio Show The historic Rex Theater welcomes local, regional, and national old-time musical acts.Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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More than half of federal prison facilities were built before 1991 and many are becoming outmoded or obsolete, the agency said.Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Benioff previously compared Microsoft’s Copilot to the outmoded paperclip tool, Clippy.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Some of the key benefits include legacy inefficiencies as many AP teams still rely on outdated processes, such as paper invoices and checks.Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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In addition to illuminating truths, this is a powerful moment to release outdated relationship patterns that no longer resonate with you.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Olden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/olden. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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