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Druckenmiller’s opposition to Treasury policy in essence boils down to Margaret Thatcher’s famous dictum: “You cannot buck the market.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Rather than share my opinion on that pairing, I’ll follow the Latin dictum de gustibus non est disputandum: “There can be no disputes in matters of taste.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

In his own Senate hearing last month, Warsh mocked policymakers and economists for ignoring Friedman’s dictum.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Putting the experience of making “Faces of Death” in perspective, Goldhaber references Jean-Luc Godard’s famous dictum that every film is a documentary of its own making.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

Al Ulbrickson’s “no smoking, no drinking, no chewing, no cussing” dictum always rang like a bell in the backs of their minds.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Bend menswear’s dicta to your will like Thelonious Monk stretching time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

In these talks, Milch mixes jokes, anecdotes from his own life, lessons he learned from his teacher Robert Penn Warren, and dicta such as "Don't think about writing when you're not writing."

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2022

Alito is hardly the first justice to mislead through obiter dicta.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022

Until then, and unfortunately even today, among some, "knowledge" could be created simply by some authority saying something was so, ipso dicta.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

Bobby identified with him in that respect and especially valued one of his dicta: “Never obey anyone’s command unless it is coming from within you.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Some of Grede’s advice cuts against popular dictums from the 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

A new school system will be developed from a “bottom-up” movement, not “top-down” dictums.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

These dictums ranged from “Our Revolution Must Be Intersectional” to “Gather Often” as a way to “honor vulnerability and connect over gratitude.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2018

The Wing, a women-only social club and workspace in New York City, got flak for its line of Handmaid’s swag, too, which included notebooks and pens embossed with peppy dictums of female empowerment.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018

Let me give you an example of some accepted dictums of educational experience that controlled investigations have shown to be untrustworthy.

From Craftsmanship in Teaching by William Chandler Bagley