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goes to show

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  1. see it goes to show.


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“It really goes to show that he doesn’t know what an audit is,” Mejia said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Clarke also said in the earnings release that Dell is increasing AI server revenue expectations for fiscal 2027 to $60 billion, which “only goes to show the AI opportunity shows no signs of slowing.”

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

All of which goes to show that there are few clouds without a silver lining, including the cloud of higher interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Which goes to show how even those who consider themselves “realists” can wear blinders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,” Dumbledore went on, smiling.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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