as (someone or something) goes
idiom
—used to compare someone or something with someone or something else of the same kind
As lectures go, it was very interesting.
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Bonds typically act as an hedge if there is downside in stocks, as goes the thinking behind the classic 60/40 stock and bond portfolio.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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Gaza, a year after October 7th
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—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
In today’s newsletter, as goes the crypto bro, and then:
Gaza, a year after October 7th
Bidenomics in J. D. Vance’s back yard
Can America handle another petless Presidency?
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“As (someone or something) goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20goes. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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