grand old men

plural of grand old man

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Noun
  • Project Angel Heart operates like a meal train on an industrial scale — down to the stainless steel fixtures of its commercial kitchen on the very northern edge of Denver.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Before Sunday’s fixtures, Sunderland sit second in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Arsenal and have the joint-third best defensive record.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In practice, this meant building institutions that supported democratic and civil-society initiatives as well as directing aid across dozens of countries.
    Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But unlike White, Leon thinks traditional finance institutions’ entrance into the cryptocurrency market could help counterbalance the effects of crypto-native players using massive amounts of leverage.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Grand old men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20old%20men. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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