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well-worn

[wel-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈwɛlˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn /


















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It also calls to mind a well-worn saying in gasoline markets: Prices rise like a rocket, and come down like a feather.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

She recalled being surprised by how scruffily dressed the businessman was when she met him, finding him in flip-flops, some well-worn red shorts and a T-shirt.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Her lyrical descriptions bring fresh poignancy to well-worn scenes of exile, though her narrative slackens a little on foreign terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“Ready or Not 2” and “They Will Kill You” took one last swing at the well-worn eat-the-rich occult subgenre.

From Salon May 25, 2026

And from there on M. Bouc’s thoughts went along a well-worn course which they had already traversed some hundred times.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie




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