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Those born yesterday will be shocked to learn that Noem’s compendium of veepstakes-timed fluff was written by a ghostwriter, on whom Noem’s spokesperson Ian Fury initially laid part of the blame.

From Slate • May 6, 2024

"You were not born yesterday, you understood exactly what you were doing," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Because he was not born yesterday, Engoron is unlikely to believe that being female is an all-purpose preventative from buying into gender stereotypes, however.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2023

Bahamas Chief Magistrate JoyAnn Ferguson-Pratt contributed witty asides that often left the courtroom chuckling, once quipping "I wasn't born yesterday" at the defense counsel's interpretation of the law.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2022

“I wasn’t born yesterday, Ana,” her mom says, coming down the stairs.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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