anachronism

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The current requirement that lenders use three credit scores—known as tri-merge—is an anachronism and adds unnecessary costs to borrowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Their opposition to transportation projects and other infrastructure, though supposedly grounded in Jeffersonian principle, was a roundabout way of retarding industrial development and ensuring that slavery did not become an economic anachronism.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

Andy Cooke, chief inspector of constabulary, said the current police funding formula was "an anachronism".

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

The notion of a TV schedule where viewers are compelled to make an appointment to watch shows has almost become an anachronism in the age of streaming video on demand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

But already it was something of an anachronism.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson