adage
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The coming year is the only one of the next four where stock investors should seriously consider following the old Wall Street adage: “Sell in May and go away.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
There’s an adage among faster players that you don’t have to play well to play quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“There’s an old adage in the Wall Street community that bad things happen under the 200-day moving average. As a trend follower this rings true,” Woods said.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Eisenhower's adage on thinking ahead came in a speech in 1957.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
I condemn myself in so many ways that I’m beginning to realize the truth of Father’s adage: “Every child has to raise itself.”
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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