nostalgia
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From Plato we know that as humans age they gradually lose interest in the new and long for the familiar, which they called nostalgia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
With the exception of “Love Is Strong,” however, most of the songs here are little more than pleasant exercises in nostalgia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Which is so different now because everything’s at your fingertips, so you can’t really rely on like pulling back some nostalgia moment because it’s always around anyway now with the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Fold the dressing through elbow macaroni, then lean into the nostalgia.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You’re trying to appeal to some sort of nostalgia, aren’t you? I was created in this room. Perhaps you can convince me that I should do things differently. That I can be a better person.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Vocabulary lists containing nostalgia
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