mother wit

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Recent Examples of mother wit But their ingenuity, mother wit and good common sense made them masters in their profession without the aid of measuring spoons and cups, modern equipment or science. Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
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Noun
  • Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
  • His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • But transport yourself back to the early 20th century: at the same time that senseless World Wars were prompting Surrealists to lose faith in rationality, quantum physics came around, too, showing us yet another way in which common sense is good for little.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Illustration by María Jesús Contreras The Secret History of Risotto The dish is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent.
    Emma Allen, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • At the forefront of this transformation are tools like Opus Clip, whose use cases offer valuable insights into how AI is augmenting rather than replacing human creativity.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Excavations in Egypt offered insights on the Middle Kingdom, an era often overlooked in favor of the New Kingdom.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • As long as Wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist.
    Sam Gringlas, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Oil in the water has galvanized people’s perception of the environment.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • According to McKinsey, biases in data—whether from uneven collection practices or human judgment—can embed and even magnify societal inequalities when AI systems analyze, learn from, and act on that data, resulting in far-reaching and unintended consequences.
    Eric Mosley, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • As a matter of fact, research targeting 900 scientists shows that subjective judgments can impact research results.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024

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“Mother wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20wit. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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