truism
noun
tru·ism
ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm 
: an undoubted or self-evident truth
especially
: one too obvious for mention
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ended his letter with the overused truism, “You can't win them all!”
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These challenges underpin the truism that while AI can transform finance, the potential will be realized only with more than just technological investment.
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Erum Manzoor, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The motivation behind the truisms is to create a workplace that employees want to go to — without a back-to-office mandate.
—Anna Butler, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2024
The history of wellness suggests that the best way to defuse Kennedy’s power is not by litigating each one of his beliefs, some of which are irrefutable health truisms, but by understanding why the promise of being well has such lasting appeal.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Yet, in business, this truism is often easier said than internalized.
—Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Erum Manzoor, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The motivation behind the truisms is to create a workplace that employees want to go to — without a back-to-office mandate.
—Anna Butler, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2024
The history of wellness suggests that the best way to defuse Kennedy’s power is not by litigating each one of his beliefs, some of which are irrefutable health truisms, but by understanding why the promise of being well has such lasting appeal.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Yet, in business, this truism is often easier said than internalized.
—Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Truism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truism. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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truism
noun
tru·ism
ˈtrü-ˌiz-əm
: an obvious truth
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