basic principles
Example Sentences
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"We believe that alarmism, misinformation and confusion are contrary to the basic principles of preserving public health."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“I think folks are catching on that it is time to go back to diversification and basic principles of investing,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
While this result surprises some physicists, others see it as a natural outcome of one of the most basic principles of quantum mechanics known as unitarity.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026
“His actions in this case ... show an abandonment of some of the most basic principles of fairness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
“All in favor of admitting first-term student Kvothe’s reckless use of sympathy as proof of mastery of the basic principles of sympathy vote by show of hands.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
