tenet
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The 9th Circuit brushed aside that logic, saying the Supreme Court had since struck down a key legal tenet of that case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
A key tenet of the philosophy is "The 100 Languages of Children" –- the idea that children express themselves in myriad ways including movement, art and speech.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
There’s an old Wall Street tenet that there’s nothing more bullish than a record close.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
“Fully informed transactions between buyers and sellers are a key tenet of a free market,” said a spokesperson for the Global Disinformation Index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 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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“It’s such a complex, yet entertaining novel. We learned a lot about the tenets of Islam as woven into the story,” Ellyn Moscowitz shares about their book club pick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
“Do you swear to uphold the tenets so bestowed upon the warriors of our people?”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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