Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
Americannoun
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Now it's time for the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street to enter stage right and do her routine for the cameras.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022
It's not just the BoC's relative youthfulness – at 78 a mere stripling next to the 318 years of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street – that explains the lack of haughtiness here.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2013
It's time for a change at the top at the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2010
The "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" was certain to be taken over by the state; the only question was how much to pay for her.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, on the other hand, is still able to sit up and take a note or two.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 4, 1917 by Various
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