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- n. Plural form of wisdom.
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“I've spent a lot of time recently thinking about "eco-pieties," the perceived "wisdoms" accumulated by people who want to make the world better, but don't want to think too hard or put themselves out too much while doing it.”
The Huffington Post: Tony Greenberg: The Tug of War - Ethical vs. Economic "Green" Decisions
“The first wave of off shoring technology was launched with IBM's imbecilic acceding to Gates '"wisdoms".”
The Huffington Post: Stephen Herrington: Free Trade Doesn't Work by Ian Fletcher: A Brief Review
“Many modern people find solace or strength in ancient cultures, picking and choosing among the various perceived "wisdoms".”
“He goes on to explain various "wisdoms" behind this position, many of which will simply delight feminists.”
“I like to think that as I get older and settle down, begin to piece the supposed 'wisdoms' I am collecting together that I will be able to return what I have taken at a sufficient enough pace to at least draw myself near par or somewhere above it.”
“A 'wisdoms' button gives you selected important quotes from the Bible, and the text to speech function means you can simply listen to the verse if you so wish through the built-in speaker.”
“One of the many 'wisdoms' about Hollywood that I'm not sure is true at all is that the evil and greed-driven studios will want every picture to close on a happy ending, irrespective of what's appropriate.”
“wisdoms" of race and class, ignoring a mountain of evidence about the catastrophic isolation of an increasing swath of Americans.”
“We take tens of thousands of 18 and 19-year-olds, young people who are little more than children themselves, and at a time of life when showing the utmost cool is a kind of sexual ante; a time when ideas about the world are largely received wisdoms; when bodies are at their utmost strength but so is the fear of death … when the desire to prove one's loyalty is at its most intense …”
Global Voices in English » Israel: Reflecting on Israeli-Palestinian Relations
“More, life is a gathering of experience, from which we glean our deepest wisdoms about how to be alive.”
The Huffington Post: Jennifer Lauck: The Memoir Dilemma: What's With All These Memoirs?
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