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there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie
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Rankin, as the saying goes, would be honored just to be nominated.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
But, as the old saying goes, not all that glitters is gold.
—Komal Goyal, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Luckily for Eddie, his pets don't seem to fight like cats and dogs, as the saying goes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
But Franks doesn’t limit the saying to what happens on a soccer field.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
But, as the old saying goes, not all that glitters is gold.
—Komal Goyal, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Luckily for Eddie, his pets don't seem to fight like cats and dogs, as the saying goes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
But Franks doesn’t limit the saying to what happens on a soccer field.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saying. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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