tried-and-true

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Do you have tried-and-true tips you tell anyone when Coachella comes up in conversation?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

For some listeners, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” may seem like an unwelcome shift away from the tried-and-true pop sensibilities of “Harry’s House.”

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Unfortunately, the tried-and-true strategy had one of its worst years on record in 2022.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Season 1 was one of Apple’s biggest hits ever, and so what if it just takes the tried-and-true “Die Hard” playbook and runs with it — as long as it’s a winning formula.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

The new doctors all agreed on various tried-and-true medications, and within forty-eight hours of their coming on the case, the King was dead.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman