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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

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

The oft enretold story also inspired 1949's Judy Garland musical "In the Good Old Summertime" and Nora Ephron's 1998 update "You've Got Mail" with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

For on the eve of the sudden assault a dream came to my brother in a troubled sleep; and afterwards a like dream came oft to him again, and once to me.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien