nostalgia
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While food tastes change, a desire for comfort and nostalgia remain.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Internet researcher Gunseli Yalcinkaya says a mournful nostalgia for pre-internet memories and spaces, and the isolation of the Covid pandemic, may explain why young people are drawn to ideas like Backrooms.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Arriving in the U.S. in 1989, the MX-5—Miata to generations of fans—was always about a better kind of nostalgia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Wright needs to convince consumers that the burger chain still offers something unique in a crowded fast-food market besides nostalgia.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
A watermelon huckster stood in the shade beside his truck, holding up a long slice of orange-mealed melon, crying his wares with hoarse appeals to nostalgia, memories of childhood, green shade and summer coolness.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgia
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