days of yore

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They point to Wikipedia’s explicit policy that it’s not a paper encyclopedia like the days of yore, but rather a digital encyclopedia project.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2025

And sometimes it takes talking to a furry figure from the days of yore for us to admit that the kids, now adults, are not alright.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

Let’s venture back to the days of yore and recall that a jumbo hunk of cheese was once presented with much ado to President Thomas Jefferson by a group of admirers from Massachusetts.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Nostalgia-driven sites like to post photos of filling stations from days of yore selling gas for 29, 39, 79 cents a gallon, but don’t be fooled.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2022

This isn’t quite as good, although it has its own song: In days of yore, from Britain’s shore, Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came And planted firm Britannia’s flag On Canada’s fair domain.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood