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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

Police budgets are made up of funding from both central government and local government and the increase assumes a rise in the police council tax precept, Treasury documents suggest.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025

Comments below the video were largely supportive: "Your past does not define who you are," wrote one fan, a core American precept if ever there was one.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025

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

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

The precepts typically prohibit decisions based on race, sex and other factors.

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

Baseball isn’t Davis’ only passion — nor is it the only thing that has recently tested some of his most deeply-held precepts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

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

Years later, he’d quote Lipnitsky’s precepts in his own writings.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady