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chasepuglies | 02:22 Wed 20th Jul 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the origin of the phrase "the Gray Lady" referring to the NY Times?
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07:52 Wed 20th Jul 2005
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I think - but cannot for the moment find any evidence, so sorry if I'm misremembering  - that Time magazine in its early days (the 1920s) used to refer to the NY Times as the Great Gray New York Times.
14:47 Wed 20th Jul 2005
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sorry - days later, I think the Time phrase was actually the good gray NY Times.
09:00 Sun 24th Jul 2005

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