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well-worn

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


















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It’s a well-worn path in the quantum sector.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Other chapters pore over such well-worn topics as the surge of elite-college graduates to Wall Street and the habits of Big Law.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Jost’s Hegseth stuck to a now well-worn bit: an oversized glass of “scotch” in hand, he “took questions” from the press while mostly ignoring them, pivoting instead to insults and non-answers.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

It was a rare moment in which the president’s well-worn rivalry with the media softened, perhaps inspired by a shared scare.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

There were no old well-worn chairs, no tables littered with magazines and papers, seldom if ever read, but left there from long custom, because Maxim’s father, or even his grandfather perhaps, had wished it so.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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