nostalgic
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For Thompson, "some of this nostalgic stuff goes on a cycle, usually somewhere around 20 years."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Galsworthy did not take up these characters again until 1918 when he wrote a radiant, nostalgic short story called “Indian Summer of a Forsyte.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Burdell, an upscale restaurant serving nostalgic soul food, is the latest to be caught in contentious online debates about the U.S. tip culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Wrangling Gellar free from her inadvertent nostalgic trappings is no simple task.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Jefferson, in effect, needed to liberate himself from nostalgic memories.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgic
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