archaic
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Earlier studies had found signs that Homo sapiens mixed with archaic humans beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“There is a well documented and rather archaic disdain for my profession,” said Nils Busch-Petersen, head of the Berlin and Brandenburg retailers’ association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Helen adds that despite "archaic notions" still being attached to endometriosis, a greater awareness is a positive to both diagnosed and undiagnosed people.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Lawyers also dug up archaic legal tracts and 19th century dictionary entries defining the word “election.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Yet however “quaint” the universes of the archaic or classical sages might have seemed by the third century, they were far from empirically disproven.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Vocabulary lists containing archaic
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Grade 9, List 2
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