shibboleth

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“Don’t fight the Fed” is a financial market shibboleth most investors learn at a very early stage in their career.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

This is the shibboleth that no fault must ever attach to the electorate.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

Letterboxd, the social network for recommending and reviewing movies, has become a kind of shibboleth for film nerds over the past decade.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2023

That’s because, contrary to the shibboleth, the good isn’t the enemy of the great—it’s the loam of the great.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2023

Henry Reid, engineer-in-charge of the Langley laboratory, crooned to his employees, the shibboleth a reminder of the importance of the airplane to the war’s outcome.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly