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nostalgia

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


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She told us about this Amharic word tizita, that speaks to nostalgia, memory and longing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

But the reaction to his much-anticipated set was mixed, with some fans feeling it was filled with nostalgia and others calling it "lazy".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Yet for all the mythical qualities of Apollo, Jack Kiraly, director of government relations at the Planetary Society, said "nostalgia" perhaps "glosses over some of the issues that the program at the time faced."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The revenge of the analog—through the popularity of Moleskine notebooks and letterpress cards, through the revival of film cameras among Gen Z—comes down to something more interesting than simple nostalgia.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

She’d expected it to smell like detergent, like home, and she braced herself for a whirl of nostalgia.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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