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there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie
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As the saying goes, a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s an old saying that demographics are destiny.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
And, as the saying goes, a nanometre is to a tennis ball as a tennis ball is to the whole earth.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s a saying in football that ‘the nice guys finish last’.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s an old saying that demographics are destiny.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
And, as the saying goes, a nanometre is to a tennis ball as a tennis ball is to the whole earth.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s a saying in football that ‘the nice guys finish last’.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saying. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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