as in horse sense
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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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Berlinale regular Ira Sachs will return with Peter Hujar’s Day, starring Ben Wishaw and Rebecca Hall, a feature based on a 1974 conversation between photographer Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz, offering insight into the New York art scene.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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As long as Wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist.Sam Gringlas, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Oil in the water has galvanized people’s perception of the environment.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 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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But, in the rush to judgment, serious questions about the evidence were ignored.Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Mother wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20wit. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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