fusty
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Pilates, which combines stretching and body weight conditioning exercises, has, for some, a fusty image - a gentle and genteel workout for those of advancing years.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
But behind the powdered-wig posturing and fusty adherence to tradition lies his radical idea: Progress is impossible without a past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Recounting an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Gluesenkamp Perez describes looking over the witnesses with their fusty manner and fancy pedigrees and wondering if any had ever turned a wrench.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024
When the LIV tour was launched in 2021, bankrolled by the sovereign wealth fund, it telegraphed a sharp break from golf’s fusty traditionalism — and instantly split the world of men’s professional golf.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023
The fusty smell seeped from out of the chinks in the dolls' glass cabinet, into the room.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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