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Recent Examples of ancient history
The Nest Wifi Pro makes buffering feel like ancient history.
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Candy, the joy of many kids’ (and adults’) taste buds, has an ancient history, and the word has ancient Indian roots.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
That mindset makes the Longhorns’ last game against North Carolina State (20-13) seem like ancient history, even if the 102-97 Texas win did come in the Maui Classic in November.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
But that rule is largely outdated—culinary ancient history.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Candy, the joy of many kids’ (and adults’) taste buds, has an ancient history, and the word has ancient Indian roots.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
That mindset makes the Longhorns’ last game against North Carolina State (20-13) seem like ancient history, even if the 102-97 Texas win did come in the Maui Classic in November.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
But that rule is largely outdated—culinary ancient history.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancient history
open secret
Noun
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The method appears to be an open secret online.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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What followed has been an open secret in the Capitol community, where special interest groups can give large sums to both state and county parties, which then give directly to candidates, effectively bypassing campaign finance limits on individual contributions.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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