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well-worn

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


















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Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, AI companies charged rock-bottom prices to hook customers after ChatGPT burst onto the scene.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

“Ready or Not 2” and “They Will Kill You” took one last swing at the well-worn eat-the-rich occult subgenre.

From Salon • May 25, 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

“Yesteryear” strays from this well-worn narrative with Natalie, a deliciously unlikable protagonist whose greatest flaw is her competence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It is a well-worn prayer in Honduras, especially by children whose mothers have just left them to head north.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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