timeworn

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Dotting the shoreline is a bleak expanse of detritus: timeworn pumps, tottering derricks, wayward cranes and aging pipelines.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

A timeworn story of unrequited love, it leans on his training as a counter-tenor, before exploding into an unexpected techno breakdown.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

But the gently moving “I’m Still Here” surpasses its contemporaries thanks to its well-paced screenplay and its ability to buck conventions in what would otherwise be a timeworn story of perseverance.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

The program has also drawn criticism from non-proliferation advocates and experts who say the current arsenal, though timeworn, is sufficient to meet U.S. needs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

This started with the replacement of the machine’s timeworn old vacuum tank with Cooksey’s new version.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik