golden rule
Example Sentences
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Tyler ingratiates himself with the trio and becomes fascinated with Chana, thereby breaking the investigator’s golden rule: “Never fall for your prey.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
On your way out, be sure to leave books on the bright orange carts featuring signs of Yoda imploring guests to follow the golden rule: “Reshelve, do not. Leave books here, you must!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Hitching a paycheck, benefits and future nest egg to the exact same company violates the golden rule of finance: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Out on the waves, where freedom of navigation is a golden rule, the ability and appetite of coastal countries to intervene is limited, even though the risk they face is escalating.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Their leading principle, they repeatedly told me, was to endeavor to practice the golden rule, 'Do as you would be done by.'
From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes
