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olden

[ohl-duhn] / ˈoʊl dən /


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Way back in olden times — seven days ago — Goldman Sachs lifted its year-end gold price target to $5,400 from $4,900.

From MarketWatch Jan. 29, 2026

In the olden days, you might have to lie about how rich you are and maybe borrow a car.

From Salon May 21, 2025

"I do have to deal with quite a lot of incoming, what you would have called flak in the olden days, but now they call it trolling," he said.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2025

“I’m from the olden days, so I was like, ‘What does that mean?’”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2023

Listen, he told himself, no one can be buried alive these days, not like in the olden times when there was no embalming fluid and stuff.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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