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That matters because successful investors make hay while the sun shines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Early on could be the time to make hay as well.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Or do they make hay while the sun is shining, and keep the firewood piled high, then brace for impact and wait for the long winter to pass?

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

The invaluable resource was being funneled into a single industry—the equivalent of mowing down entire grassland ecosystems to make hay for livestock, risking the starvation of deer and buffalo in the process.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024

She went silent, and I was thankful she didn’t make hay about my daddy getting himself killed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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