mother wit

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Noun
  • Anheuser-Busch will have to see how viewers react to its latest ad to determine if consumers think the Clydesdales still present good horse sense or represent a horse of a different color.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
Noun
  • Like me, Sims grew up in a community shaped by common sense, history, and cultural norms.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The ingredients are common sense, not being a crook and having a great client.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Any insight into the enigma that is Warsh, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, is of use to Wall Street and economists around the world.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • The rerelease includes exclusive insight from Leonard Maltin.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • But beyond public perception, USCIS, the agency that processes petitions for employment authorizations, green card and citizenship applications, has been impacted by the early 2025 workforce cuts.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • With the country cash-strapped, the Arab Spring of 2011 set off a wave of mass migration into Europe, which coincided with the widespread perception that the extra numbers were placing further strains on already creaking resources of jobs, housing and healthcare.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The goal is to redirect human advisors toward the parts of a deal that require judgment and trust.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Mamdani has done the same, but Sherman’s own bias against Muslims clouds his judgment.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
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“Mother wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20wit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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