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nostalgia

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


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But there’s also a nostalgia for catalogs as self-contained and curated; a static set of choices rather than pages and pages of search results.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

From Plato we know that as humans age they gradually lose interest in the new and long for the familiar, which they called nostalgia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"These games are typically very successful... as an industry, this remake, remaster, nostalgia business has become big."

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Walsh: For me, it’s just nostalgia, because I’m not married, I have no kids, like I’m that fun aunt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

With nostalgia he glanced down at the wedding ring on his fifth finger that had once been hers.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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