of yore
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literary
: of the past
in days of yore
The great composers of yore performed for kings and queens.
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Back in the days of yore, language translation was a highly specialized profession, critical for coordinating diplomacy or international trade.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Even the more mainstream M5 Competition of yore — a closer analog to this new model — only had to wrangle 6.88 lbs per horse.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Picture those aquarium screensavers of yore, reimagined for the future and on steroids.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
On the internet of yore, there was an apocryphal story about Jerry Seinfeld supposedly giving advice to software developer and would-be comedian Brad Isaac.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Even the more mainstream M5 Competition of yore — a closer analog to this new model — only had to wrangle 6.88 lbs per horse.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Picture those aquarium screensavers of yore, reimagined for the future and on steroids.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
On the internet of yore, there was an apocryphal story about Jerry Seinfeld supposedly giving advice to software developer and would-be comedian Brad Isaac.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
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