halcyon
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Dahlia Lithwick: If you put “American politics as usual” in some imaginary halcyon past at 1 and Watergate at 10, where’s this slush fund scandal registering for you?
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
Cook is an Alabama man, born in Mobile and raised during the halcyon era of Bear Bryant, who commanded the state for nearly three decades as the University of Alabama’s larger-than-life football coach.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
I had one halcyon year and then it never really abated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Whether that halcyon period of relative affordability is 2015 or 2006 or 2000 or 1980 varies by researcher and, likely, by the region being considered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025
They spend their time sailing, playing tennis, and sometimes recalling the halcyon days of crossing the moors behind packs of beagles to hunt down rabbits.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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