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In his own Senate hearing last month, Warsh mocked policymakers and economists for ignoring Friedman’s dictum.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Putting the experience of making “Faces of Death” in perspective, Goldhaber references Jean-Luc Godard’s famous dictum that every film is a documentary of its own making.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

In between, she violates her professional dictum of avoiding emotional attachment by falling for Alfredo, who offers true love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Write what you know, goes the dictum, and according to Mr. Pearl “some of this happened.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

Tag seemed everywhere, shooing the curious away from us, turning cars around that violated his single-file parking dictum.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

So this is weird dicta in a random case that is trying to undo crappy but unfortunately enforceable doctrine.

From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2025

Bend menswear’s dicta to your will like Thelonious Monk stretching time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

In these talks, Milch mixes jokes, anecdotes from his own life, lessons he learned from his teacher Robert Penn Warren, and dicta such as "Don't think about writing when you're not writing."

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2022

The Court made clear, in dicta, that such a child is rare.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021

Bobby identified with him in that respect and especially valued one of his dicta: “Never obey anyone’s command unless it is coming from within you.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Some of Grede’s advice cuts against popular dictums from the 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

A new school system will be developed from a “bottom-up” movement, not “top-down” dictums.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

The Wing, a women-only social club and workspace in New York City, got flak for its line of Handmaid’s swag, too, which included notebooks and pens embossed with peppy dictums of female empowerment.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018

He embodies one of Seurat’s favorite artistic dictums, “concentrate,” with an unwavering focus that seems to consume and illuminate the dark.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2017

So he held himself under no obligation to be guided by their moral dictums.

From The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair