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Recent Examples of mother wit
But their ingenuity, mother wit and good common sense made them masters in their profession without the aid of measuring spoons and cups, modern equipment or science.
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Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
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Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
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His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
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How to drive with common sense in snow, ice Live Indianapolis radar Los recursos del tiempo de Indiana en Español Para residentes hispanohablantes en Indiana, IndyStar tiene una página web de recursos para el tiempo en Español.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
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Their data encodes their society’s knowledge and culture and common sense.Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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This score helps users track health trends and receive actionable insights for improvement.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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These events enable acute and post-acute providers and industry experts to come together in person to share their insights.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Later that day, Venus joins Pluto, deepening conversations and potentially transforming your perception of a romantic connection.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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His comments are reflective of an emerging understanding that ascribes the party’s shortcomings to voters’ dissatisfaction with pocketbook issues and the perception among the electorate that Democratic priorities were misplaced.Noah Rothman, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
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According to McKinsey, biases in data—whether from uneven collection practices or human judgment—can embed and even magnify societal inequalities when AI systems analyze, learn from, and act on that data, resulting in far-reaching and unintended consequences.Eric Mosley, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The settlement includes a monetary judgment of $140 million, but is partially suspended as Grubhub is unable to pay the full amount, according to the press release.Kristian Burt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Mother wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20wit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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