proverb
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The organization – which manifests the African Proverb "it takes a village to raise a child" – is working to empower children in different communities around the nation through arts and education.
From Fox News • Aug. 18, 2021
Proverb for the Apocalypse: From little acorns grow mighty oak-crab monsters.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2016
Instead, remember this Scottish Proverb: Money is flat and meant to be piled up.
From Forbes • Dec. 25, 2014
The game of “Yoga Proverb or Objectivist Maxim?” is harder than you think: 1.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2011
“We jumped into the pit. I now realize that’s a reference to the Elders Proverb that says, ‘Leap into the unknown to find your way.’
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing proverb
Refugee
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Home of the Brave
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