nostalgia
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Sunak’s essay pairs hawkish foreign policy analysis with patriotic nostalgia for how the Royal Navy used to maintain Britain’s position as a “global hegemon.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
She told us about this Amharic word tizita, that speaks to nostalgia, memory and longing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"They played some of the songs and the nostalgia buzz was real."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 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
He felt a faint nostalgia at the familiar apple scent of her shampoo.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgia
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