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The phrase "a truism" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
Example: "Saying that time flies is a truism that everyone can relate to."
Alternatives: "an obvious truth" or "a self-evident statement".
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That may be a truism.
It's a truism, anyway.
This observation may seem a truism.
This is right, but also a truism.
It's become a truism of modern football.
We accept that now as nearly a truism.
The first is a truism: Afghanistan is not Vietnam.
IT'S a truism that we learn from failure.
It's a truism that genre boundaries are collapsing.
There is a truism that from pain comes growth.
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That books can be beautiful is a truism of bookmaking, an ancient fine art.
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