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It has been oft noted by commentators who excel at statements of the obvious that Berkshire has enough cash to buy many of the world’s most-admired companies.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

A mountain man talk talks about surviving the outdoors in an ad that stars singer Sarah McLachlan spoofing her well-known and oft mocked animal-advocacy ad that uses her song “Angel.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

Tolkien was right when he wrote: "Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere."

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2022

‘I did not know that you were with us in the sortie. But oft the unbidden guest proves the best company. How came you there?’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien