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there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie
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There’s a saying in journalism circles that warns writers to avoid interviewing their heroes.
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Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
As the saying goes, the pen really is quite mighty.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
As the saying goes, stocks follow earnings.
—CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Pro-Palestinian activists view the phrase as a call for global support of Palestinian resistance against Israel, but many Jewish people view the saying as antisemitic and a call for violence.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
As the saying goes, the pen really is quite mighty.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
As the saying goes, stocks follow earnings.
—CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Pro-Palestinian activists view the phrase as a call for global support of Palestinian resistance against Israel, but many Jewish people view the saying as antisemitic and a call for violence.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for saying
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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saying. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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