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principle

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /


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The standard is clear and the legal principle settled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Pulte has not publicly advanced this principle recently.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Kim echoed this, saying that North Korea would continue to uphold its friendship with China as a top priority and reaffirmed his support for Beijing's "One China" principle.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Producers agreed to “a principle strongly favoring human performances” and that producers would only use a synthetic if it “brings significant additional value to the motion picture.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It means that in principle, then, we are not ruled by mysterious, unpredictable forces, but that, on the contrary, we can in principle control everything by means of calculation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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