classic
Example Sentences
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To open the nearly three-hour concert, New Edition began with a new song, “Going Out Tonight,” joined onstage by Braxton and Boyz II Men, proving there’s still room for something new alongside the classics.
From Los Angeles Times
As Miran noted, this created a classic “lamppost problem External link”: Economists studied what could be quantified and largely ignored what couldn’t.
From Barron's
Both of those are classic signs of fatigue.
From Barron's
Because all states participate on equal terms, there is a classic agency problem in monitoring, with no individual member having adequate incentive to make the necessary efforts.
“Give it to me straight, Doc, I can take it,” is a classic comedic setup for the delivery of bad news that, more often than not, has an outcome that’s far different than expected.
From Barron's
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