basic principles
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"The original discovery of the Veneziano spectrum, and John Schwarz's work, took a similar approach. They didn't start with string theory models but rather the solutions came out of basic principles."
From Science Daily • May 19, 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
“I think folks are catching on that it is time to go back to diversification and basic principles of investing,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
“Maria’s deportation was unlawful and violated basic principles of due process,” said her attorney Stacy Tolchin.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
The first scribes had to settle on basic principles that we now take for granted.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
