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archaic

[ahr-key-ik] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk /


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What’s going on with the obsession with reviving archaic occupations, like learning from artisans fixing old shoes?

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Director Prosit Roy, who is father to a toddler daughter, describes himself as "a girl dad" and says he made the film to challenge "old ideas and archaic values".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

It felt like there was something arch, ironic and archaic even for its own era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The rebuilt face looks more archaic than many scientists expected, offering fresh clues about one of the first human species to expand across Africa and Eurasia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

So many of our archaic traditions and rules need to be challenged.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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