old chestnut
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That brings us to this old chestnut: Do you claim at 62, or later?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Steven Skybell, magnificent in the role of the besieged patriarch, led a superb cast that brought a new understanding to an old chestnut through the force of Yiddish language and culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
And they nearly all seem to agree that old chestnut, that "something must be done".
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023
There may be no such thing as bad pizza, as the old chestnut goes, but some pizzas are better than others.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2023
Gradually they made their way around the big old chestnut trees into the orchard.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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