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It has been oft noted by commentators who excel at statements of the obvious that Berkshire has enough cash to buy many of the world’s most-admired companies.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

That’s partly why its new Space Launch System, built by Boeing and Northrup Grumman, was oft delayed and over budget.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

A mountain man talk talks about surviving the outdoors in an ad that stars singer Sarah McLachlan spoofing her well-known and oft mocked animal-advocacy ad that uses her song “Angel.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

To take her mind oft things, she reverted to her old habit of saying the rosary in the slums and confessing her sins to Father Antonio.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende