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But as the old saw has it, a lie goes round the world while the truth is tying its bootlaces.—Literary Hub,
11 June 2026 In other words, today’s AI is also being used to mass-produce literature like jam or bootlaces.—
Laura Beers,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2026 Someone had zip ties, and someone else took their bootlace off and helped us out.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025 Every weapon must be clean enough to eat with, every bed must have exact creases, every bootlace must be flawless.—
Dave Philipps,
chicagotribune.com,
17 Nov. 2020