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It's been an age-old question among plug-in hybrid drivers, with some urgency around it given the recent spikes in fuel and energy prices.—Keith Laing, USA Today, 26 May 2026 The famed Bitcoin paper by the pseudonymous author Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 resurrected age-old questions about the value of money, its proper role, and what properties define it.—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Upending age-old narrative traditions, Paul’s heroism takes a sinister turn when Herbert reveals that the Bene Gesserit, an Illuminati-like secretive order of psychic matriarchs, has long been conditioning the Fremen to expect the arrival of a messiah, or mahdi, in their native tongue.—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026 The reimagining of an age-old ghost story is an intriguing blend of Korean folk tradition and modern tech anxieties that keeps viewers guessing until the very end.—Kayti Burt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for age-old