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maxim

[mak-sim] / ˈmæk sɪm /


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This undermined efficiency, and Ben Franklin’s maxim that “time is money External link” is especially true with the small margins of mass production.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

It’s a maxim investors ignore at their peril.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

To riff off the book’s famous maxim: Some cartoons are decidedly less equal than others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

To rework Karl Marx’s famous maxim, sometimes historical events can be tragedy and farce at the same time, and repeat themselves in the same register.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

This result became known by the maxim: “A black hole has no hair.”

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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