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there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie
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There’s an old saying that goes something like the poet needs the imagination of a scientist, and the scientist needs the precision of the poet.
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Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The chef wrote around 40 sayings and gathered more from his Instagram followers.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The rest, as the saying goes, is history.
—Andrew Weeks, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The final section contains a collection of Akbar’s epigrammatic sayings.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The chef wrote around 40 sayings and gathered more from his Instagram followers.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The rest, as the saying goes, is history.
—Andrew Weeks, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The final section contains a collection of Akbar’s epigrammatic sayings.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saying. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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