oft-repeated
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The future seemed shaped by an oft-repeated line from ancient Greek historian Thucydides: “The strong do what they will, and the weak suffer as they must.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Oracle, the software giant whose founder’s presidential relations shot its stock to record levels, has a massive debt load that’s become pricier to insure, thanks in part to oft-repeated fears of an “A.I. Bubble.”
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025
In an oft-repeated story, Bird said he was at square leg when the phone rang.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
She writes about how she came to see that Gil’s oft-repeated adage “you are who you say you are” should actually be “you are what you do.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
On the other hand, Francis found it impossible to believe that Bragg could have been so dense as to have missed his oft-repeated idea, and he as much as told Bragg this.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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