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They settled in Rye, a super-affluent suburb, and on the grounds of the Apawamis Club—very In and venerably old as country clubs go.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Government and International Affairs, Lyndon Johnson, venerably capped and gowned for the occasion, made a determined attempt to enlist the support of academe.

From Time Magazine Archive

His demeanor, as venerably core as it is, is somewhat belied by a business degree and a P&G-like devotion to building his brand.

From Time Magazine Archive

The news shows Mayor De Roos venerably bowing his head at a press conference.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The rooms are rather large, the floors are venerably black, and the boarded ceilings supported by rafters have never had their structural secrets or the grain of the timber concealed by a layer of plaster.

From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Barker, Edward Harrison