wives

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They take our data, our time and our attention, and then turn around and monetize it, selling it for profit to ensure that we continue to fund their wives’ frivolous trips into space.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Before leaving the podium, Harabedian recalled an old wives’ tale that he said would be familiar to anyone raised at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

She followed all the old wives’ tales—including “drugging” her husband with supplements, timing intercourse, and eating acidic foods—in an attempt to maximize the odds that her third child would be a daughter.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

In September, it was revealed that the husbands of Solberg and former Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt had traded stocks for years behind their wives’ backs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

‘But what I have heard seems to me for the most part old wives’ tales, such as we tell to our children.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien