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nostalgic

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


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After being led through the fashion house’s nostalgic pop-up retail activation, Villa Zegna, I was plopped down at a table in the back of the pool deck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He called 2026 “the most nostalgic year” in the history of the platform, which launched in the U.S. in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Reviews were mostly positive about his first effort, with Deadline calling it a "wonderfully atmospheric, nostalgic and entertaining contemporary noir".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“Alain-Fournier is your first true master. He is nostalgic and tragic and enchantible and he aches and you will ache too and best of everything, he is true.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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