venerable

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The "Costume Art" exhibit, which opens on May 10 at the venerable museum in Manhattan, will seek to explore the "dressed body" in artworks across the centuries.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“In retrospect, the presence and credibility of such venerable people in different orbits led me to make assumptions about him that clouded my judgment in ways it shouldn’t have.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

After college, she moved to Los Angeles, performing as a rock singer and studying at the venerable Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

He was a commentator for the Lakers alongside the venerable Chick Hearn, doing what was then a simulcast of radio and television.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

It is to be hoped that, if his predecessors made it great by feats of arms, he will make it extremely great and venerable through his natural goodness and his countless virtues.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli