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axiom

[ak-see-uhm] / ˈæk si əm /


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Once that axiom is treated as constitutional common sense, public safety appears already on the side of the enforcement vehicle.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

There is an old military axiom: The enemy gets a vote too.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

It is a well-established baseball axiom that after 1,000 plate appearances, you are what your statistics say you are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

For a decade, the global luxury industry operated on a simple axiom: As China goes, so goes the bottom line.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026

I always remember the regent’s axiom: a leader, he said, is like a shepherd.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Mathematics is a system of symbols and accepted axioms created by human beings, which can be used as a language for describing the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Their mathematics and geometry, built on logical proofs from axioms, remain eternal.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025

One of the key axioms of politics in our, and any other, era is that nothing lasts forever.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

“One of the axioms of the system of international relations is that such a system is intrinsically anarchic.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

The PAC echoed the axioms and slogans of that time: Africa for the Africans and a United States of Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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