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truism

[troo-iz-uhm] / ˈtru ɪz əm /


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"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

“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

Let’s not insult Mamdani and his supporters with the truism that he has already won, because he hasn’t.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

But it speaks resoundingly to a bottom-line truism of the sporting world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

It is a truism of human nature that people learn to hate those who help them.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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