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truism

[troo-iz-uhm] / ˈtru ɪz əm /


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A truism I’ve learned from years of prognosticating about the fate of tech companies: Once they have a certain amount of talent and capital, startups in particular can be quite nimble.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

That truism also highlights the market’s shifting volatility, in that big intraday moves are both harder to track and far less visible in broader macroeconomic data.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

"There's a very commonly accepted truism in pediatric medicine that the face mirrors the brain, because the brain and the face form at the same time," Golding said.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

Most of the stakeholders in F1 recognise that as a truism.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

As a moral declaration the old truism seems perfectly true, and yet because it abstracts, because it generalizes, I can’t believe it with my stomach.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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