age-old

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As the age-old adage goes, “too much of a good thing is a bad thing.”

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Grizzled investors say the run-up merely confirms the age-old wisdom of keeping money in markets through turbulence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The scope of Salesforce’s buyback ambitions invites the age-old debate over whether growth-oriented technology companies should devote so much money to capital returns instead of meaningfully stepping up their business investments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Speaking to the BBC on her fact-finding trip to Copenhagen, Mahmood said the government is "changing an age-old assumption of what it means to be a refugee -moving from a permanent to a temporary status".

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

He wanted to push past this ugliness of age-old hates and soul-warping fears and start a new era.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor