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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

While generally true, the precept doesn’t hold in the case of playwright Athol Fugard, whose body of work helped transform the history of his nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

But I wanted Mr. Browne to know enough so that he would understand my precept.

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

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

At Facebook, Wynn-Williams writes, she’ll see those precepts “tested, chewed up, and thrown aside.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

He shouldn’t enjoy it—that’s one of the basic precepts of Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman