golden rule
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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
“It is the golden rule, the idea that you treat people the way you want to be treated,” Nolan explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The golden rule of credit-card spending is to pay off your balance every month.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Historically, the game has followed a golden rule.
From Slate ● 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
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