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as in medieval
having passed its time of use or usefulness
prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world
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No climbing within 100 feet of rock art or prehistoric structures, nor on any arches or natural bridges.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
Tonto National Monument Tucked into alcoves of steep mountainsides above Roosevelt Lake, two prehistoric Salado cliff dwellings built more than 700 years ago still gaze across the broad Tonto Basin.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
While every dinosaur fan has their own favorite prehistoric creature, the plant-eating stegosaurs is an extra cute option for four-legged friends.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Researchers estimate prehistoric temperatures in a variety of different ways.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
Tonto National Monument Tucked into alcoves of steep mountainsides above Roosevelt Lake, two prehistoric Salado cliff dwellings built more than 700 years ago still gaze across the broad Tonto Basin.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
While every dinosaur fan has their own favorite prehistoric creature, the plant-eating stegosaurs is an extra cute option for four-legged friends.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Researchers estimate prehistoric temperatures in a variety of different ways.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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The architecture preserves this history from the medieval Islamic Kasbah of the Udayas to the Colonial-era neighborhoods and beyond.Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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During a proceeding, for example, the College of Cardinals stays in the Casa Santa Marta, an ornate, medieval dormitory where they are fed and tended to by an order of nuns.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Coppola’s emphasis on white protagonist Cesar is, in Hollywood liberal terms, facile and archaic.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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While Walter’s traditional village represents an archaic and beautiful (though flawed) way of living, Nina’s sojourns into the mountains are like time-traveling to a worse, more restrictive way of life.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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General and administrative expenses increased to $12.9 million from $11.9 million, primarily due to costs from the company's bi-annual national summit and obsolete inventory expenses.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, this rapid transformation also stirs anxiety, with employees worrying their jobs may become obsolete.Cory McNeley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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This verdant bay in Brittany's far southeast shelters 40-odd islands that are known for their neolithic monuments.The Week UK, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024
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In southern Italy's Basilicata region, caves snake through the hillside town of Matera – the remains of neolithic villages that date back more than 6,000 years.David Morgan, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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