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It’s also called Ghost Riders in the Sky, a reference to an old country song about phantom cowboys galloping after demon cattle.
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Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The 20-year-old country crooner was charged with driving under the influence, underage consumption of alcohol and failure to exercise due care.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Bryan is a 28-year-old country singer-songwriter who released his fifth album, The Great American Bar Scene, in July 2024.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Last Friday, the 31-year-old country star stopped her concert at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, to chastise fans who were yelling obscenities about the 39-year-old Australian singer.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The 20-year-old country crooner was charged with driving under the influence, underage consumption of alcohol and failure to exercise due care.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Bryan is a 28-year-old country singer-songwriter who released his fifth album, The Great American Bar Scene, in July 2024.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Last Friday, the 31-year-old country star stopped her concert at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, to chastise fans who were yelling obscenities about the 39-year-old Australian singer.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old country
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The Republican president earlier told reporters that the U.S. was soon preparing to send letters to different countries, informing them of the new tariff rate his administration would impose on them.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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Globally, several countries are reportedly considering nationwide bans on cellphones during school hours.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The lineup includes a hometown show at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum and a stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, before concluding on Nov. 25 in Detroit, MI.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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The Cowboy Carter Tour now heads to Houston, where Beyoncé is scheduled to perform two hometown shows starting on June 28.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 June 2025
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It is decorated with celestial frescoes and houses a vast nativity scene—a traditional craft construction particularly popular in nearby Naples known as a presepe.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Over the Christmas season, as much of the world marked the birth of Jesus Christ, Islam’s cousin was killed in an airstrike less than 100 kilometers from Bethlehem, the city of Christ’s nativity.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Veins branching along my skin like the waterways of my mother country.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Reread Jefferson’s words in the Declaration of all the rights that King George III had denied his American subjects and forced them to break from the mother country.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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This suggests affection for Scorsese’s western ran wide but not deep among the Blighty contingent, consistent with their history of only embracing films about America’s racial ills when they’re directed by Brits.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2024
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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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“Old country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20country. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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