adage
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It is an old adage in baseball that good pitching beats good hitting—which is especially true in October, when fastball velocities climb and aces reign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Perhaps through that old tech-support adage: Turn it off and back on again.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
BAB EL-MANDEB, Yemen — To visit Bab el-Mandeb is to understand that old adage about looks being deceiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The old adage used to be that English players came at a premium.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“A doctor a day keeps the jim-jams away,” he added heartily, driving home his hypnopaedic adage with a clap on the shoulder.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
For older Angelenos who knew Lew Wasserman, watching the travails has called to mind one of the grandfather’s adages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
She concluded with one of her favorite adages — that the stars can only be seen when the night sky is dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
With commanding aphorisms and adages, Kalunga tempers Zau’s need for immediate answers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
One of the traditional adages of conservation is “Leave it be.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
“One of the oldest adages in investing is that if you’re reading about it in the paper, it’s too late,” he said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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