adage
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“You know the old adage, ‘Putting good money after bad?’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
“There is an old adage: ‘from false moves come fast moves in the opposite direction,’” Jonathan Krinsky, BTIG’s chief market technician, wrote on Monday.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The coming year is the only one of the next four where stock investors should seriously consider following the old Wall Street adage: “Sell in May and go away.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Barshay lives by the adage “Speed is your friend, and time is your enemy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“There is an old adage that says, ‘You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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