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yore

[yawr, yohr] / jɔr, joʊr /


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He further compared himself to death-defiers of yore like Gilgamesh, Asclepius, and Jesus, while proffering a scientific assessment of why “being mean is bad for your health.”

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

A concert was a concert and audiences of yore dressed for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, indoors or out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

There had been a feeling in some quarters that Ireland were not quite the force of yore, and an opening day defeat in Paris did not bode well.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

He says he always spots contacts from the top echelons of the art, finance and real-estate worlds, but unlike intimidating rooms of yore, “it’s just a warm and inviting place,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

As we filed out, he was saying, “Loma? Come here to yore daddy, pet.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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