as in pasts
the events or experience of former times
my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore
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The bar regulars bravely pursue love and music in the face of addiction, poverty, and haunting pasts.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026 -
The result was a reunion that finally provided (mostly) satisfying questions and answers about participants’ pasts and presents instead of dancing around topics.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The group will highlight stories and histories from the United States and Central and South America as told through musical repertoire and historic instruments.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Though local histories differ, fossil capitalism and the imperialism that sustains it have produced a regional trauma carried across borders in memory, bodies and ecosystems.—
Mehrnoush Soroush,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Yores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yores. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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