well-worn
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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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