time-honored
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Oil and gas prices have been so erratic lately that the time-honored roller-coaster metaphor now looks sedate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Still, now is the time to pause, take a deep breath and maybe heed a tidbit of time-honored advice from a handful of Wall Street veterans: Buy the dip.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
The series stakes its ground in the time-honored, time-worn conceit of clashing personalities forced to work side by side.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
“Just like averaging in is a time-honored way to build a position in something cheap, averaging out is a great way to reduce exposure to what’s frothy and expensive,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
“That was different. This is a time-honored tradition. Every boy in town goes to John Eye’s, sooner or later.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
