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adage

[ad-ij] / ˈæd ɪdʒ /


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Following the old Wall Street adage to “Sell in May” and get back into stocks in October makes sense this year especially.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Barshay lives by the adage “Speed is your friend, and time is your enemy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I’m reminded of the now very old adage, “Nobody gets fired buying IBM.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Eisenhower's adage on thinking ahead came in a speech in 1957.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“There is an old adage that says, ‘You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson




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