the classics

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Down the road we meet 78-year-old John, who tells us he's very open to trying new foods, but still has an allegiance with many of the classics.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

At the premiere, fans sang along to the classics and sniffled during “Younger You.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

I opted for the classics: onion soup, retro vol-au-vent overflowing with mushrooms and, for dessert, an île flottante heady with vanilla and caramel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

López-Ruiz, who chairs the classics department, landed on a committee looking at what to do with the more than 50 languages offered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Every town in Massachusetts had a grammar school, and from the age of eight, pupils there would be taught the classics from eight in the morning until dark fell.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith