ancient
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Its position and extent suggest that it occupies the same magma storage system involved in the ancient eruption.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Her ornate sarcophagus, which has been on display almost continuously since 1820, will remain on public view as a "fine work of late period ancient Egyptian funerary art".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ben’s ancient monitor doesn’t even have software that can read the thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The ancient PC proves to be Harry’s undoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“There isn’t any other, and there never will be. The blade is ancient; it was centaur-made, for the Immortal.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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