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tenet

[ten-it, tee-nit] / ˈtɛn ɪt, ˈti nɪt /


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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

The candidates acknowledged the link between the UN's three pillars of peace, human rights and development, while emphasizing the organization's primary role in upholding the first tenet.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Heifetz is grounded in her decision by a central tenet of Earthseed, the fictional religion Butler constructs in “Parable of the Sower.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

A central tenet of the Kodály approach is that music belongs to everyone—that an education in music is the right of every human being and cannot be left to chance.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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