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truism

[troo-iz-uhm] / ˈtru ɪz əm /


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"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

It has become a tech-industry truism: Spending too little on chips and other computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence is riskier than spending too much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

There’s a truism that the Irish vote their values in presidential elections and their pocketbooks when electing the actual government, which may well hold true.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

But it speaks resoundingly to a bottom-line truism of the sporting world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

“You can’t really describe how high you can be or how low you can be. I think that’s a truism in coaching, but that’s especially true here.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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