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bygone

[bahy-gawn, -gon] / ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn /


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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

In a bygone era, an initial public offering was a way for investors to get in on the ground floor of a promising company.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Like a detective connecting with a source in a classic movie from a bygone era, Nicolas Cage met with showrunner Oren Uziel for lunch at Bottega Louie in downtown L.A. back in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Over the walls, vines grew, as they must have done in bygone days, before the shade.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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