time-tested
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When it comes to Halloween costumes, creatures are a time-tested crowd favorite, as well as a fairly open-ended prompt that can be left up to interpretation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Higher interest rates are a time-tested tool to tame inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
After his death, state media has described Zhu as an "outstanding member of the Chinese Communist Party" and "time-tested and loyal Communist fighter".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
She said she never blindly trusts her AI and vets its custom plans with time-tested training principles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The time-tested strategy of using those who epitomize moral virtue as symbols in racial justice campaigns is far more difficult to employ in efforts to reform the criminal justice system.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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