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venerable

[ven-er-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛn ər ə bəl /


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Investigators discovered a link to Bagur, who is a business coach rival of Dini's as well as being the 69-year-old "venerable master" of the Athanor lodge.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The German publisher outbid the Daily Mail for the venerable newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The venerable Warren Buffett offered this simple maxim in a letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors in 1986:

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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

Greenleaf Hut is one of ten picturesque and, in this case, wonderfully handy stone lodges built and maintained in the White Mountains by the venerable Appalachian Mountain Club.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson