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time-honored

[tahym-on-erd] / ˈtaɪmˌɒn ərd /




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As the book’s subtitle indicates, Mr. Bayliss, a scholar of Greek history at the University of Birmingham in England, situates the Spartans firmly within the time-honored pattern of overreach leading to downfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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 series stakes its ground in the time-honored, time-worn conceit of clashing personalities forced to work side by side.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 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

Spassky concealed a black pawn and a white pawn behind his back in the time-honored fashion and then brought his closed hands forward across the board.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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