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golden rule

[gohl-duhn rool] / ˈgoʊl dən ˈrul /
NOUN
categorical imperative
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For decades, Wall Street’s golden rule has been to buy winning stocks and hold them forever.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

By posing for the magazine spread, the bankers had broken the golden rule of finance fashion: Never dress above your station—and certainly never better than the boss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Historically, the game has followed a golden rule.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

If the problem of association is practically to be solved to the satisfaction of all those concerned, there is one golden rule always to be followed.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott


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