dictum
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Early in the book, Mr. Barnett references the science-fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon’s dictum that “ninety percent of everything is crud.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Druckenmiller’s opposition to Treasury policy in essence boils down to Margaret Thatcher’s famous dictum: “You cannot buck the market.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
In his own Senate hearing last month, Warsh mocked policymakers and economists for ignoring Friedman’s dictum.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Rather than trying to follow and spurring others to follow the dubious dictum “Don’t look away,” we should ask: “Why am I looking away?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
The world would be a simpler place to understand if this dictum of Clause- witz’s were true.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
And it included dicta — a nonbinding observation that can be cited as a “persuasive authority” in future litigation — that planted the seeds for preclearance’s demise.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025
Bend menswear’s dicta to your will like Thelonious Monk stretching time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The Court made clear, in dicta, that such a child is rare.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
But in deciding that the board lacked the requisite authority, the court also included expansive dicta about deference to the executive on matters of national security.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2018
The Pythagoreans lived according to the dicta of their leader.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Some of Grede’s advice cuts against popular dictums from the 2010s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
A new school system will be developed from a “bottom-up” movement, not “top-down” dictums.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
One of Fidel Castro’s most famous dictums came in June 1961 in response to Lunes, a culture supplement to Revolución, the newspaper mouthpiece of the revolution.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2020
The Wing, a women-only social club and workspace in New York City, got flak for its line of Handmaid’s swag, too, which included notebooks and pens embossed with peppy dictums of female empowerment.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018
So he held himself under no obligation to be guided by their moral dictums.
From The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair
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