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Buffett was only applying a precept set down by his investment mentor, Benjamin Graham, in his classic primer “The Intelligent Investor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

In a sprawling nation founded on the precept of individual liberty and populated primarily by immigrants from around the world, there was hardly one American experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

"This includes projected spending from additional income, including estimated funding from the police council tax precept," the documents say.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025

And if a mental health professional has the courage to speak the truth, they're told that what they have to say is entirely invalid because of this antiquated ethical precept.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2024

So, one afternoon, while Grandmère was sleeping, I started thinking about sending him a precept from Paris.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

In his recitation of the precepts that comprise conservatism, Mr. Pence offers a catalog of beliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

He joins Barron’s editors Lauren Rublin and Andrew Bary today at noon to discuss the current market climate, precepts of value investing, and some of his favorite stocks.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

The organization’s refusal to change from its founding precepts is what makes those precepts sacrosanct to some and archaic to others.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025

Even Aristotle, who could be said to have launched literary criticism, set forth the precepts of tragedy by empirically studying the indelible examples of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

It is among the most fundamental precepts in attention science.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel