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motto

[mot-oh] / ˈmɒt oʊ /


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I tried to get the Music Center to make that the motto of the hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

As such, all eyes have been on Schwesig, a former national family minister whose motto has been the "Frau gegen Blau" -- the woman against blue, the AfD's signature colour.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

If all myths, including superhero stories, are meant to be allegories, then think of this episode as an expansion of a motto articulated in a 2013 episode of “Scandal.”

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook on a “move fast and break things” motto that allowed for course corrections after missteps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

“Learn as much as you can, while the opportunity is still there,” became my motto.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The team writing the mottoes for next year’s batch of Sweethearts has already developed a new theme aimed at that demographic sweet spot.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

There he prints by letterpress, in two colors, greeting cards that combine old etchings and engravings with famous mottoes and sayings.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

Some call themselves “surfragettes,” and live by mottoes such as “Happiness comes in waves” and “All we need is vitamin sea.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2019

The company mottoes, which also include “Join Forces” and “Win Fair,” were written by a woman who previously worked at Coach.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018

Family mottoes, touchstones, prayers of sorts, they boasted of honor and glory, promised loyalty and truth, swore faith and courage.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

"Never forget, never forgive - this is one of the mottos that reminds us who we are, what we have been through, and how resilient we Bosnians are," says Dokic.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Even when the season felt like a shadow of what it once was, her voice — her methods, her mottos, her insistence that anyone could learn — persisted.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025

One of Sheinbaum’s mottos: “Collaboration, coordination, without subordination. ... Sovereignty is not negotiable.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025

“In adopting their mottos, symbols, and ethos on the field of friendly strife, we seek to emulate their application of these characteristics to defeat our rivals,” the school said.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

One of Hitler’s mottos was that the German woman does not smoke, does not drink, and does not paint herself with makeup.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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