nostalgic
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Returning customer Mia Takara says her love of cats and nostalgic goods from the 1990s and 2000s keep her coming back to the shop whenever the Hawaii resident visits her partner every couple of months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
"Whenever you mention stone skimming, it immediately brings up nostalgic memories of doing it with their family - parents or grandparents teaching them how to do it," he explained.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
But unlike Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca,” the governors of California, Washington and other states aren’t waxing nostalgic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Worried about its future and often nostalgic for an idealized past, it's fair to say that much of America saw itself in Dolly Parton.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Gaston, her husband, took care not to antagonize her, although since that fatal noon when he got off the train he realized that his wife's determination had been provoked by a nostalgic mirage.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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