as in pasts
the events or experience of former times
my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore
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The two, of course, strike a peace accord and divulge info about their pasts and go on to evaluate their brittle relationships with Diane’s son.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026 -
Built atop ancient pre-Columbian sites—such as Huaca Pucllana (a pre-Inca religious shrine), located in the center of the Miraflores neighborhood—the city blends deep Indigenous pasts with colonial and modern influences.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Armitage fused East African histories, mythology, sexuality, violence, and colonial memory into lush, unstable compositions that felt simultaneously intimate and epic.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Considering that universities have a mixed record of preserving their histories, let’s hear it for the University of Chicago.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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