time-honored

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She’s also engaged in time-honored traditions: recording an outgoing voicemail message, prank calling and fighting with a sibling over who gets to use it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

“Just like averaging in is a time-honored way to build a position in something cheap, averaging out is a great way to reduce exposure to what’s frothy and expensive,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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

Hanging was the time-honored fate of convicted spies, but Church could not be executed by hanging or by any other means because Congress had not yet passed any laws about treason or espionage.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen