adage
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There's an old adage that says confidence isn't about believing you'll win, it's about being comfortable with the fact you might lose.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
"I think about the adage, 'What gets measured gets managed.' An aspirational goal in mental health would be to combine subjective experience with objective biological testing," said Perez.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Time to follow the old adage to “sell in May and go away,” but remember to return in September.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
There’s that adage about the Velvet Underground, how they only sold 10,000 copies of their first album, but every one of the 10,000 people who bought it went out and started their own band.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Cotton’s story illustrates, in many respects, the old adage “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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