latter-day

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Mangione has been hailed in some quarters of the internet as a latter-day Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Writing for Defector last year, Barry Petchesky attempted to wrap his head around the unique rankness of the latter-day Trump directive.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

One of the greatest operas of our time, John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic,” contemplates the creation of nuclear weapons as the functioning of a latter-day Faust, Goethe’s most lasting creation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

At the 2023 Grammys, the Recording Academy introduced a new award, Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, reflecting the importance of the role in the latter-day pop sphere, and Mr. Jesso was its first recipient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Everyone knew the classical models of latter-day seclusion represented by Cincinnatus and described by Cicero and Virgil.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis