revenge

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The revenge of the analog—through the popularity of Moleskine notebooks and letterpress cards, through the revival of film cameras among Gen Z—comes down to something more interesting than simple nostalgia.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“I was so taken by the way that the story is told, and I love a revenge story,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"No one is above the law... This is not revenge against anyone, just the beginning of justice," he wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Two years later, though, Jospin won a revenge of sorts when the cocky Chirac called an early general election, expecting his right-wing RPR party -- forerunner of Nicolas Sarkozy's Republicans -- to win easily.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

At my age, that is what I knew of revenge.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez