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While the Federal funds rate doesn’t set the mortgage rates lenders offer, lower borrowing costs should (as a general rule) ultimately result in more affordable mortgages for consumers.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, wait until after one or two fall frosts to add a second layer of mulch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, Humbert thinks devices don’t belong on restaurant tables, with exceptions for business meetings and solo meals.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, if the Chiefs’ offense is having fun, everyone else is having a really bad time.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, wait until after one or two fall frosts to add a second layer of mulch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, Humbert thinks devices don’t belong on restaurant tables, with exceptions for business meetings and solo meals.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, if the Chiefs’ offense is having fun, everyone else is having a really bad time.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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“General rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20rule. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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