grain of salt

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It is “even more than usual good to take the forecast with a grain of salt,” he said in a press conference this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers at Cornell University, working with collaborators, have created an extremely small neural implant that can sit on a grain of salt.

From Science Daily

“This is all part of what we call the ‘fog of war’ when one has to take everything one hears with a grain of salt, focusing on actual developments.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Just as important, I’m using AI to tame my human susceptibility to praise, so that when I do get a sycophantic response to my prompts, I take it with a hearty grain of salt.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s not like we are making decisions not to pass a bill because of ‘sign ins,’” she said, “So we’ll take it with a grain of salt.”

From The Wall Street Journal