tenet
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There’s an old Wall Street tenet that there’s nothing more bullish than a record close.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
For Christians, Easter is the most important date in the liturgical calendar, marking the resurrection of Christ - a central tenet of the faith.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Last June, Feldstein Soto tried to block the City Council from extending the contract without a competitive bidding process, a core tenet she has preached as the city’s elected legal counsel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
A key tenet of China’s philosophy on energy security is to produce as much as possible of what it needs from resources within its borders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The priest was sufficiently alarmed that he had broken the tenet of parishioner confidentiality.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Grade 11, List 2
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