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nostalgic

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


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“It’ll be funny, effective, kitschy, nostalgic and change the way we use self-help for the better.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

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

Wrangling Gellar free from her inadvertent nostalgic trappings is no simple task.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

It was both stony and nostalgic, the whole messy text of his homesickness.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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