olden
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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
"In the olden days, doctors would ease you out of life and the difference was it wasn't necessarily with your consent," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
Two years ago, I ditched any semblance of cheesy dating apps in favor of meeting the love of my life organically, like in the olden days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2024
Like the glass paperweight or Mr. Charrington’s half-remembered rhymes, it belonged to the vanished, romantic past, the olden time as he liked to call it in his secret thoughts.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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