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apothegm

[ap-uh-them] / ˈæp əˌθɛm /


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On Saturday, Broner apologized for his language, invoking an apothegm of his own invention.

From The New Yorker Jan. 15, 2015

He was an apothegm slinger; he was unstoppable.

From New York Times Jul. 22, 2012

The Philip Green approach, "done and dusted, back to the beach", is not their style, any more than his apothegm: "I want to make a profit, not be a prophet."

From The Guardian Aug. 21, 2010

It does not help to reverse Beecher's apothegm and define a good newspaper as one that prints a miscellaneous, various amount of knowledge.

From Time Magazine Archive

The master-text of the whole Essay seems to be the writer's own apothegm: "Nature is commanded by obeying her."

From Garden-Craft Old and New by John D. Sedding




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