adage
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Perhaps through that old tech-support adage: Turn it off and back on again.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
A popular adage among campaign strategists is that “politics is addition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
BAB EL-MANDEB, Yemen — To visit Bab el-Mandeb is to understand that old adage about looks being deceiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Instead, the adage that Treasurys are the “best house in a bad neighborhood” still stands, despite the U.S. national debt reaching $40 trillion this summer, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 6, 2026
Another Otsuchi resident, Yukari Kurosawa, was told a simpler adage when she was young: “If a big earthquake hits and the ocean draws back, run!”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
For older Angelenos who knew Lew Wasserman, watching the travails has called to mind one of the grandfather’s adages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Gone are the old adages of tough love and hitting bottom.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
Yeah, but what about all those old adages about “next man up” or how a team is “more than one person” that are supposed to highlight that success and failure go beyond one player?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
One of baseball’s oldest adages is that if you can hit, they’ll find a spot for you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
“One of the oldest adages in investing is that if you’re reading about it in the paper, it’s too late,” he said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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