principle
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Mark Sanchez has reached an agreement in principle to end the civil case against him filed by a truck driver who got into a physical altercation with the former USC and NFL quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
By connecting the chemistry of a distant planet to that of its star, astronomers now have new evidence supporting a principle that could help guide the search for potentially habitable worlds throughout the galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
But we live in a multiplicity of realms—social, economic, cultural, political, religious—that follow their own logic and cannot be reduced to a single principle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
But the incremental disappearance of ordinary interactions raises a question worth considering: What happens when convenience becomes the organizing principle of our public lives?
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
For Partners in Health, there was a bigger principle involved.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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To give employees more autonomy, managers should first lay out clear guidelines, principles and guardrails for the work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The end result is just a reflection of what he cares about, his morals and principles, while avoiding the unfunny thought of a comedian’s role in society, Rajapaksa said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The same principles could support smaller optical sensors capable of identifying chemicals or biological substances without requiring large, sophisticated laboratory instruments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
As well as reminding its existing employees of the principles of compassionate care, the trust has embedded a question about it into its recruitment processes.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Whereas Hamilton’s central charge against Jefferson was that he was a utopian visionary with a misguided set of political principles, hiscore criticism of Burr was that he was wholly devoid of any principles at all.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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