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well-worn

[wel-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈwɛlˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn /


















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It also calls to mind a well-worn saying in gasoline markets: Prices rise like a rocket, and come down like a feather.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

A well-worn joke in Westminster goes like this: “A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a bar. The barman asks: ‘What are you having, Andy?’

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

She recalled being surprised by how scruffily dressed the businessman was when she met him, finding him in flip-flops, some well-worn red shorts and a T-shirt.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Jost’s Hegseth stuck to a now well-worn bit: an oversized glass of “scotch” in hand, he “took questions” from the press while mostly ignoring them, pivoting instead to insults and non-answers.

From Salon May 3, 2026

They were almost all books for grown-ups: a well-worn thriller, a book about snakes, another about Alexander the Great, the Odyssey.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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