truism
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As reporters have told us endlessly over the past decade or so, he was “Trump before Trump,” and the truism is at least partly accurate.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 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
I think that’s a truism for everyone trying to figure things out.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 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
Vocabulary lists containing truism
The Things They Carried
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 15
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