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- adjective Tested and proved to be worthy or good.
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Examples
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And so groups like al-Qaeda will for the foreseeable future continue to use the tried-and-true tactics of hijackings, truck bombs, and suicide attacks, rather than being able to successfully pull off the deeply uncertain, complex, and prohibitively expensive task of developing true weapons of mass destruction.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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Nature tends to conserve tried-and-true biological structures.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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In addition to tried-and-true recommendations for handling clutter, Bishop actually discusses screen dimensions in this chapter, reminding you that there may be important messages waiting below the line of your browser window.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Working Around Life's Obstacles Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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In addition to tried-and-true recommendations for handling clutter, Bishop actually discusses screen dimensions in this chapter, reminding you that there may be important messages waiting below the line of your browser window.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Working Around Life's Obstacles Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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In addition to tried-and-true recommendations for handling clutter, Bishop actually discusses screen dimensions in this chapter, reminding you that there may be important messages waiting below the line of your browser window.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Working Around Life's Obstacles Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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In addition to tried-and-true recommendations for handling clutter, Bishop actually discusses screen dimensions in this chapter, reminding you that there may be important messages waiting below the line of your browser window.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Working Around Life's Obstacles Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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"He is a tried-and-true realist, innately cautious and conservative, and has little time for idealistic goals."
A Man Needed Abroad, Reviled at Home Richard Boudreaux 2011
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These are among the tried-and-true financial rules consumers have been told to live by for years.
Four Money Rules You Can Break Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011
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In addition to tried-and-true recommendations for handling clutter, Bishop actually discusses screen dimensions in this chapter, reminding you that there may be important messages waiting below the line of your browser window.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Working Around Life's Obstacles Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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In addition to tried-and-true recommendations for handling clutter, Bishop actually discusses screen dimensions in this chapter, reminding you that there may be important messages waiting below the line of your browser window.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Working Around Life's Obstacles Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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