quaint
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Elsewhere on the property, a quaint artist’s studio features a reading nook, while the guesthouse offers another bedroom, bathroom, and a separate kitchen.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Mr. Perl-Rosenthal brings back into view a practice that deserves remembrance, not as quaint Americana but as a serious form of civic engagement.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Placed against other modern threats posed by media consolidation, the notion of whether dyeing iconic black-and-white movies heralded the beginning of cinema’s end seems quaint.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Instead, in a sign of the times that seems impossibly quaint in the harsh light of 2026, she issued a somber mea culpa.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Yet the genteel detachment of Pasteur and his contemporaries seemed quaint, even foolish, given the profits to be made in the industrial world.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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