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truism

[troo-iz-uhm] / ˈtru ɪz əm /


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As reporters have told us endlessly over the past decade or so, he was “Trump before Trump,” and the truism is at least partly accurate.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

"There's a very commonly accepted truism in pediatric medicine that the face mirrors the brain, because the brain and the face form at the same time," Golding said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Most of the stakeholders in F1 recognise that as a truism.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“I’ve been working with computers for over 50 years, and have seen fads come and go. One truism is ‘garbage in, garbage out.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

As a moral declaration the old truism seems perfectly true, and yet because it abstracts, because it generalizes, I can’t believe it with my stomach.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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