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Hackneyed Cliches
It's ironic that the phase "hackneyed cliche" itself is a bit overused. Here, anyway, is a list of overly played phrases to avoid in good writing from Newswriting.com.
I was tempted to inflict the groaners on you. Instead I hope I have avoided them. Go read through - its quite an indictment of the way news is reported 'lazily'.