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yore

[yawr, yohr] / yɔr, yoʊr /


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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

Thousands flock to its parade of cowboys on horseback, antique cars and floats featuring oil pumps -- a hat tip to the Wild West of yore.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

I've been feeling a bit sorry for the good old-fashioned conservative movement of yore lately.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

“I reckon you need some hep with yore millinery stuff. Camp, go git some a-them clean pasteboard boxes for our Miss Simpson here.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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