middle ages
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Yet, studying the “primest of prime-age workers,” or those in the middle ages of this cohort, is even more revealing, Rinz found.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Swan upping, which dates back to the middle ages, was a way of counting what had been valuable property - with any unmarked mute swans being the property of the Crown.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
Witch hunting guides from the middle ages referred to it as the “devil’s teat” and claimed only witches had one.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 16, 2023
“No one cares it’s not the middle ages any more,” tweeted one person.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2022
It may have been something that had survived from the middle ages when houses and probably individuals were so marked to indicate where plague had struck.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
