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Recent Examples of ancient history
There was a time—not ancient history—when a star’s greatest currency was mystery.
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Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Curiosity Stream is an educational streaming platform with a massive library of documentaries on everything from true crime to modern science and ancient history.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The Flame Towers in Baku symbolize the country’s energy resources and ancient history of fire worship.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding contemporary India.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Curiosity Stream is an educational streaming platform with a massive library of documentaries on everything from true crime to modern science and ancient history.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The Flame Towers in Baku symbolize the country’s energy resources and ancient history of fire worship.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding contemporary India.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancient history
open secret
Noun
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Over time, the military’s influence over both the judicial and executive branches of government has become an open secret in Pakistan.—
Hasan Ali,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 June 2025
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Unsustainable Tuition Discounting The industry's open secret: private colleges now discount tuition by a record 56%, according to NACUBO's latest report.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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