principles

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Everlane was reportedly struggling before the acquisition, indicating that catering to shoppers’ principles alone wasn’t enough.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Instead of assuming a detailed theory from the start, scientists begin with a few broad principles they believe nature must obey and then determine what laws naturally emerge.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

It added that "the targeting of peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a flagrant violation of international law, the UN charter, and the principles of humanitarian law".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Their conversation explores what liberalism really is at its core, how both the political left and right have drifted into illiberalism, and what ordinary citizens can do to restore faith in liberal principles and institutions.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

John Harris gave public lectures, accompanied by experiments, in London from 1698 to 1707, teaching ‘the principles of true Mechanick Philosophy’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton