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nostalgic

[no-stal-jik, nuh‑] / nɒˈstæl dʒɪk, nə‑ /


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“I think there’s something very nostalgic about the facility,” said Jim Richerson, Riviera’s general manager.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But as warm and fuzzy as his ruminations on aeronautics are, Travolta’s nostalgic eye is best served by his intimate character writing.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Stand out in a sea of stretchy polos and soulless chinos with attire that marries the look of nostalgic golf style with modern flourishes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He watched as posters' imagination developed the image into a "vaguely nostalgic and vaguely dreamlike but also very tangible science-fiction concept".

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Aphrodite had sighed and waxed nostalgic about the good old days of the Civil War—how love and war always went hand in hand.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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