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nostalgia

[no-stal-juh, -jee-uh, nuh-] / nɒˈstæl dʒə, -dʒi ə, nə- /


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You might assume the May 2 premiere marks a universe-altering event rather than what it actually is: A moneymaking endeavor playing into millennial nostalgia for recycled IP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

How has a band that’s been together for more than 50 years managed to remain a creative force without burning out, splitting up or devolving into little more than a human jukebox pumping out nostalgia?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Sunak’s essay pairs hawkish foreign policy analysis with patriotic nostalgia for how the Royal Navy used to maintain Britain’s position as a “global hegemon.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

As with Stranger Things, there is an element of nostalgia to his story.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Their voices blended into a threnody of nostalgia about pain.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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