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venerable

[ven-er-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛn ər ə bəl /


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With an executive producer new to TV and the need to replace four correspondents, can the venerable program retain its stature?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Tim Campbell, CEO of Baillie Gifford—that paradoxically venerable yet go-go Scottish investment house—is waxing eloquent about maybe his favorite stock in the entire universe.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“I am a bit of a romantic fabulist,” says the venerable Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas in her new memoir, “Norteña: Memorias del Comienzo.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

It has been a sad few years for the venerable central processing unit.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The upstart West had the new Santa Anita Handicap, but the East, seat of racing’s elite governing bodies and home to all of America’s venerable old races and stables, had prestige.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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