basic principles
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My research leads me to ask another question: When Jane Doe first reported what happened to her, was the response consistent with the basic principles of trauma-informed and gender-responsive policing?
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
“That didn’t happen, but what did happen is that Kolby found a way to come back full circle to the basic principles of love and aloha.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Per the World Health Organization, a healthy diet is made up of four basic principles: adequacy, balance, moderation and diversity.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
One of the basic principles of long-term investing is asset allocation: putting a predetermined amount of money into a particular holding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
“During my admission, you said that my admittance to the Arcanum was granted, contingent upon proof that I had mastered the basic principles of sympathy.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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