basic principle
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This is a basic principle: If AI lowers the cost of routine work, it raises the value of everything else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
It is a basic principle of constitutional law that a government cannot bind its future self.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
Evolutionary biology explains this contrast through a basic principle: energy is limited, and species must divide it between reproduction and maintaining their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
The church's minister, Rev Dave McCarthy, said the basic principle of humanity could co-exist with concerns in the community.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
I had to run through the Saturday-morning deliveries pretty quickly, which wasn’t hard, as you might remember, since not everyone knows the basic principle of physical science.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
