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nostalgia

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


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For all of its subtext about the pitfalls of algorithms, the film doesn’t wallow in nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

I mean, his relationship with nostalgia was really complicated because on the one hand, he has this idyllic childhood in Binghamton, New York, you know: doting parents, popular kid, dated all over the place.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

It also taps into nostalgia for the toy cars, which originated after English engineer Jack Odell designed the first model to comply with a 1952 British school rule requiring toys to fit inside a matchbox.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Plus, a heavy bet on 1990s nostalgia is paying off for Levi’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Sometimes, over a watercolor of Venice, nostalgia would transform the smell of mud and putrefying shellfish of the canals into the warm aroma of flowers.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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