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Recent Examples of old-line Among the festival organizers, Yarrow was an advocate for the topical songwriting and contemporary sounds that some old-line folk aficionados resisted. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Among the festival organizers, Yarrow was an advocate for the topical songwriting and contemporary sounds that some old-line folk aficionados resisted. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Her main opponent is expected to be Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), 74, who is considered a more mainstream, old-line Democratic figure. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024 On the other hand, the old-line producers knew how to tap into the classic novels of Dickens or Steinbeck to spin out great stories with legendary stars. Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 Overall, the result was a success story that old-line competitors couldn’t match. Bhopi Dhall and Saurajit Kanungo, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 And without these old-line agencies bleeding taxpayers dry, New York will have funds to put these better alternatives in place. Richard Wexler, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024 Renowned for ancient churches and the tomb of Dante, the 14th-century poet, the city of Ravenna and its environs along Italy’s Adriatic coast are also home to old-line industries like steel and fertilizer. Stanley Reed, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Trump would also face a Congress less inclined to impose such constraints, having established ideological mastery of the Republican Party, whose old-line elites can no longer claim that his agenda is aberrant and must be resisted. Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
  • From puberty to post-menopause, hormones significantly impact women's health experiences—yet they're often dismissed, misunderstood, or inadequately addressed in traditional healthcare settings.
    Essence, Essence, 7 July 2025
  • Jensen said Greenlanders first started making popular music that wasn't traditional Inuit music in the 1970s.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • But even after the court's conservative majority limited the use of far-reaching injunctions that block enforcement of a policy across the country, the justices may continue to face a steady drumbeat of emergency appeals seeking their intervention.
    Melissa Quinn July 9, CBS News, 9 July 2025
  • In addition, the independence of private universities and their tax status that encourages donations supports conservative and sectarian schools: Boston College, Notre Dame, Brigham Young, Liberty University, among many others.
    Peter Balakian July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Funds could support conservative seminaries like Nashotah House, a conservative seminary in the Anglican tradition, or pastors from the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, ensuring orthodox leadership for historic churches.
    The Rev. Jake Dell, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
  • The religious advisory board includes Christian and Jewish members from traditions including Catholicism, evangelicalism, Greek Orthodox Christianity and orthodox Judaism.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 17 June 2025

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“Old-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-line. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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