age-old

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Now they face Bath, an age-old rival, to decide who will get a semi-final at home, possibly against each other.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

As the age-old adage goes, “too much of a good thing is a bad thing.”

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Does our current Sophoclean moment mean that the mythic drama of Greece still holds its age-old power for theatergoers?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The scope of Salesforce’s buyback ambitions invites the age-old debate over whether growth-oriented technology companies should devote so much money to capital returns instead of meaningfully stepping up their business investments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Afterwards, instead of the baptism, Father lured people down as near as he could get them to the river by means of the age-old method of a church supper.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver