platitude
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But its compelling story and exceptional cast grip like a vice, with Gadd offering a fearsome false platitude from the start.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
I’m not here to excuse this essay or deliver some platitude about separating art from the artist.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
As the platitude goes, the cost of community is convenience.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
His platitude of “humility is only a day away” feels more like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
This is not a mere platitude; it is a prescription for liberation.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
I won’t miss his countless platitudes delivered in a voice of the deepest solemnity conveying moral superiority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Dennis Radtke, chairman of the CDU's employee wing, called Sunday's vote a "watershed moment" and said that "the usual platitudes about a 'bitter evening' and the need for analysis won't cut it".
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Afterward, his father didn’t console him with platitudes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The practical, pragmatic part of our upbringing wouldn’t allow me to put much stock in the gentle, well-intentioned platitudes people would heap on us a few days later at the funeral.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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