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The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman was not reflected in the CMA nominations.
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Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman is not reflected in 2025's CMA Award nominations.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Around the same time, Donato discovered the Don Kelley Band at Robert's and was locked in on old country music.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
In a new episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, the 45-year-old host (real name Alyssa DeFord) addressed why she hasn’t been seen publicly with her 40-year-old country star husband in recent months.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman is not reflected in 2025's CMA Award nominations.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Around the same time, Donato discovered the Don Kelley Band at Robert's and was locked in on old country music.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
In a new episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, the 45-year-old host (real name Alyssa DeFord) addressed why she hasn’t been seen publicly with her 40-year-old country star husband in recent months.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old country
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Other countries like Russia, China and Syria limit access to VPNs and what VPN providers can operate in their countries.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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With United Nations climate talks around the corner in November, Rockström and other researchers hope leaders in countries around the world will incorporate scientific perspectives about the food system into their national policies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Longtime Pegram resident Amber Dorton Covington says a friend tipped her off about the movie’s connection to her hometown, though few things in the film reminded her of home.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Though Thompson did not move back to Louisville, the ties to his hometown remained.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, the drop-off could also be attributed to people refusing to answer surveys or not indicating their nativity status, economists note.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Digital nativity has produced a generation that communicates grievances through memes, symbols and cultural references that cross borders with ease.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Diplomatically, Canada balanced between its mother country, the United Kingdom, and its southern neighbor, the emerging superpower.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Since the condition of the Royal Navy was of prime importance to the British Parliament, during the colonial era that body passed several acts that sought to entice or compel colonists in British North America to produce naval stores for the benefit of the mother country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The scene plays out like a Blighty version of A Few Good Men, with Dalton in the Tom Cruise role, deftly provoking Livingston into a confession.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
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According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year.—
Adam Shaw,
Fox News,
8 Dec. 2023
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Her perky protagonist notably navigated a romantic relationship with vampire Bill Compton and explored the roots of her own fairy ancestry.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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The brand, which began as a music label in 2002 before adding a ready-to-wear line in 2005, will retain Maison Kitsuné’s youth culture roots while targeting a more mature audience.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Old country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20country. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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