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an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion
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Recent Examples of proverb
And this proverb reminds me of hip-hop, and this proverb reminds me, in particular, of Tribe because Tribe was born out of friendship.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
This old Iranian proverb does not actually warn people against travel to Gilan, Iran’s beautiful, green, and lush Caspian province, though today that meaning may be more apt.
—Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
Indeed, according to one version of the political proverb attributed to Pyotr Stolypin, the pre-revolutionary prime minister of the Russian Empire, in a year, everything in the country changes; in a century, nothing changes.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2023
That African proverb captures the essence of teamwork and the rationale for doing it well.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
This old Iranian proverb does not actually warn people against travel to Gilan, Iran’s beautiful, green, and lush Caspian province, though today that meaning may be more apt.
—Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
Indeed, according to one version of the political proverb attributed to Pyotr Stolypin, the pre-revolutionary prime minister of the Russian Empire, in a year, everything in the country changes; in a century, nothing changes.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2023
That African proverb captures the essence of teamwork and the rationale for doing it well.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proverb
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By Jamie Ducharme January 24, 2025 12:22 PM EST Everything is negotiable, as the saying goes—and that includes medical bills.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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The saying is that even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Arched across the top were the words Justin Carr Wants World Peace.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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As word spread, residents organized and approached the school board, which eventually agreed to give them time to raise $3 million to buy the land themselves.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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This maxim holds just as true in cyber security as in sports.—
Phillimon Zongo,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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There’s the old maxim that country music more than any other genre is about storytelling.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Dec. 2024
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An old boxing adage states that a good big man always beats a good little man.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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To paraphrase William Morris’s adage about only bringing things into one’s home that are both useful and beautiful, the British stationer and leathergoods maker’s accessory more than fits the bill (literally).—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
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The marketing taglines that bear the same force and resonance as elders’ aphorisms: 1010 WINS, American Express, Calgon.—
Alexandra Jacobs,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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The dollar, on the other hand, is everyone’s problem, to paraphrase an aphorism from John Connally, the former U.S. Treasury secretary.—
Barry Eichengreen,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2022
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The same motto was in used in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday when President Volodymyr Zelensky met Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who promised to accelerate Ukraine’s path to EU membership.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Go hard or go home was Dalin’s motto during his record-smashing run.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Proverb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proverb. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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