first principles
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One analyst who predicted it from first principles was Joachim Klement, a managing director at U.K. investment bank Panmure Liberum.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The majority sees constitutional privacy as capable of adapting to technological change without abandoning first principles.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
At the beginning of the 20th century, a new set of first principles of government was introduced into the American mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
It is rooted in the first principles thinking popular with Musk, McNeill told me for an episode of the “Bold Names” podcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way—even by death—and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
