time-honored

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Oil and gas prices have been so erratic lately that the time-honored roller-coaster metaphor now looks sedate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Still, now is the time to pause, take a deep breath and maybe heed a tidbit of time-honored advice from a handful of Wall Street veterans: Buy the dip.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The Big Ten’s time-honored avoidance of playing on Friday nights, long reserved for high-school football, also ended in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Not every family brings out special tokens to mark the seasons, I know, but in many households, this is a time-honored ritual.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

“It’s a time-honored tracking spell. I mean, I’m pretty sure I did it right.”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan