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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

Most of the stakeholders in F1 recognise that as a truism.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The mayor seems not to have heard of the truism that if you tax something you get less of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Your favorite truism about the power of history may apply here; mine comes courtesy of Salon contributor Mike Lofgren: “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat famous quotations.”

From Salon • Jul. 6, 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




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