basic principle
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This is a basic principle: If AI lowers the cost of routine work, it raises the value of everything else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
It is a basic principle of constitutional law that a government cannot bind its future self.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Evolutionary biology explains this contrast through a basic principle: energy is limited, and species must divide it between reproduction and maintaining their bodies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
The framework which McLaren set for acceptable conduct when their drivers race with each other is founded on one basic principle - to not crash with your team-mate.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
“Doug Swieteck,” Mr. Ferris said, “do you know the basic principle of physical science?”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
