ancient
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It’s a reminder that even in something as everyday as toothache, our evolutionary history is written in our teeth, but shaped as much by modern habits as by ancient biology.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Father Carlos Martins, for example, produces an Exorcist Files podcast with 40,000 followers on YouTube that promises to take viewers through his experiences “battling the ancient serpent in many forms.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s believed to have first appeared in text in the Mahabharata, one of two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Fun fact: In keeping with the source material’s ancient Greek nature, the movie’s composer, Ludwig Göransson, used a lyre for the score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
We make our way through the gate, passing a long row of ancient cedars.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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It's Lit: Hanukkah Words
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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