adage

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Penn Mutual Managing Director Scott Ellis says that policymakers remain “at the top of our watch list…the old adage that ‘markets stop panicking when policymakers start to’ still seems to resonate.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

But there are definitely moments where it feels like an editor could have helped her avoid violating that old writing adage of “show, don’t tell.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The photo will stand as the manifestation of the old newspaper adage that if your mom tells you she loves you, go check it out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

It has been a Florida swing to prove the adage that tournaments are never over until they are over.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

This goes back to the stay-perfectly-still-so- you-don’t-sink adage.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven