tenets
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What we need to retrieve is the three great ideals, the basic tenets of human beings, like great politics, great family and religion or spirituality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
A worksheet given to us asks us to interpret some core tenets, as well as to enter the reading with a question we would like to explore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
It added that her actions "were a serious departure from the standards expected from a registered nurse" while she "breached fundamental tenets of the profession".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
For nearly sixty years, the tenets of the treaty have been respected by all nations.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
The supernatural link between aesthetics, ratios, and the universe became one of the central and long-lasting tenets of Western civilization.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
