basic principles
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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
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
"The immediate first aid they did as well as all the other locals who administered first aid applying basic principles absolutely saved me", he said.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
“I felt a new inspiration in life and was enthused with new ideas of individual rights and the basic principles of government.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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