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bygone

[bahy-gawn, -gon] / ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn /


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“The kind of incrementalism that Eric Murphy seems to be doing is something from a bygone era, where people were more pragmatic in the movement and not punished for it,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Togelius’s and Hassabis’s origin stories are relics of a bygone era where gaming was the money-making machine and AI was a quixotic science experiment.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Theirs is a valuable book, a window onto a bygone age.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Another exhibit standout is a wall that maps L.A.’s bygone punk clubs like the Starwood, the Masque, Club Lingerie and Madame Wong’s, which stretched from Hollywood to Beverly Hills to East L.A. and Chinatown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Furthermore, it was happening in the present, not in bygone days of fabled deeds.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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