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Recent Examples of old country
Hume then guided him to a beautiful spot situated on an old country road where he was placed back-to-back with Richards, who was also blindfolded.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
What a great person to do that for an old country, average person like me.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2023
The founders latched on to Harris not only because of his skill at running with a football, but because his mother was from the old country.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
What a great person to do that for an old country, average person like me.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2023
The founders latched on to Harris not only because of his skill at running with a football, but because his mother was from the old country.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old country
Noun
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Comments The Voice has proved to be a massively successful format worldwide, allowing eager singers from dozens of countries to show off their vocal abilities.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Send a Prayer My Way has been nearly a decade in the making, with Torres and Baker agreeing to make a country record after playing a show together way back in 2016.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Grant made it to week six and got cut right before hometowns.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2025
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The eight-episode series follows a narcissistic Broadway star named Richard Bean (Kline), who returns to his hometown after suffering a spectacular public meltdown.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In other words, displaying a nativity by itself: unconstitutional.—
Stephan Pechdimaldji,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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The Christmas tree is installed at the center of Saint Peter's Square, along with a life-size nativity scene.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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The prime minister of Greenland called on the country to strive for greater independence from its mother country, Denmark, in a New Year’s address delivered this week, in light of the controversy surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s calls for the U.S. to purchase the island.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
3 Jan. 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 13 Feb. 2025.
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