of yore
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There had been a feeling in some quarters that Ireland were not quite the force of yore, and an opening day defeat in Paris did not bode well.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
He says he always spots contacts from the top echelons of the art, finance and real-estate worlds, but unlike intimidating rooms of yore, “it’s just a warm and inviting place,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Thousands flock to its parade of cowboys on horseback, antique cars and floats featuring oil pumps -- a hat tip to the Wild West of yore.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
She cited festivals in mission towns, such as Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta, where people dress up like the Californios of yore to remember a romanticized era that was destined to end badly.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
I guess you’d ha’ doubted that by the time you was ten you’d be workin’ to put food in the mouths of yore brother’s little ’uns—ain’t that so, Jeth?”
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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