principle
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Congress codified this principle in the Share IT Act, which President Biden signed in December 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Designer Shin Okuda has described his design principle as such: “Minimum design. Conscious proportion.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
This result directly contradicts the Wiedemann-Franz law, a well-established principle that states heat and electrical conduction in metals should be proportional.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Robertson was a target for Tottenham during the January transfer window, with a deal agreed in principle between the clubs.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
This loose, slippery, and incestuous relationship between facts and theories is called the principle of underdetermination.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing principle
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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