yesteryear

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In classic newsrooms of yesteryears, the roaming reporter gig fell to interns or green reporters as a way of paying their dues.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2024

“If there is no past that deserves their attention, if they are given only yesteryears fraught with shame, heroes with clay feet and clay hearts, too, the present becomes a barren habitat,” he writes.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

Times may have changed and 'Look At Me!' is taking place at a distance far more sinister than in yesteryears.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2019

All yesteryears are only blank pieces of paper to him.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2019

Here traffic eddies around Lotta's Fountain, presented to the city by Lotta Crabtree, stage idol of the yesteryears.

From Fascinating San Francisco by Wood, Andrew Y.