venerable

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Seen as new generational talents, both have the daunting task of modernising some of the most venerable and profitable labels in fashion.

From Barron's

For one thing, there’s the blues—just about every outfit plays its own version of this venerable form, most famously Miller’s “St. Louis Blues March.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But like the venerable radios they replaced, TVs were incredibly inconvenient.

From The Wall Street Journal

A venerable London art dealer, Patrick Matthiesen was in his second-floor gallery office last year surrounded by stacks of books on the old masters when he opened an email that confirmed his worst fears.

From The Wall Street Journal

What will June bring at the venerable but capricious Long Island venue?

From BBC