there ain't no such thing as a free lunch

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there ain't no such thing as a free lunch

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"there ain't no such thing as a free lunch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/there%20ain't%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20free%20lunch. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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there ain't no such thing as a free lunch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/there%20ain't%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20free%20lunch

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"there ain't no such thing as a free lunch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/there%20ain't%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20free%20lunch.

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@misc{there_ain_t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunc_2026,
  title = {there ain't no such thing as a free lunch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/there%20ain't%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20free%20lunch},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}