truism
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As reporters have told us endlessly over the past decade or so, he was “Trump before Trump,” and the truism is at least partly accurate.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
"There's a very commonly accepted truism in pediatric medicine that the face mirrors the brain, because the brain and the face form at the same time," Golding said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
Most of the stakeholders in F1 recognise that as a truism.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
It is a truism that markets are forward-looking—and on a day when the Federal Reserve will dominate headlines, investors may instead want to pay attention to 2026.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
It is a truism of human nature that people learn to hate those who help them.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing truism
The Things They Carried
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 15
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