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age-old

[ayj-ohld] / ˈeɪdʒˌoʊld /


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Ah, the age-old question: Who pays for the birthday dinner — the host or the guests?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Whether Iran had the ability to pull off such an attack isn’t clear, but the debacle shows how advances in technology and shifting shape of war are changing age-old tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But it was actually the opposite: the age-old tradition called convocation that officially welcomes new students to the university.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

For Ambrositsch and Keller, the key to survival lies in navigating those challenges while refreshing the age-old formula.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

He was simply addressing an age-old question: Why do some bodies float and others sink?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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