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riddance

[rid-ns] / ˈrɪd ns /


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Thus, to the “tyranny”—to the “dead hand”—of gold, he says good riddance.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, I keep hearing the same thing: Good riddance.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

We're past that and good riddance to the mentality.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

"Good riddance," he wrote in a two-word statement accompanying the Fed's decision to bin the 2023 guidelines -- a marked contrast to the lengthier statements of his colleagues.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

“She hasn’t come back. Good riddance to bad luck, I say.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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