basic principles
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For investors, this is a reminder of two basic principles: You can’t judge a fund by its name alone, and diverging even slightly from the broadest exposure to stocks can give you startlingly different results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“That didn’t happen, but what did happen is that Kolby found a way to come back full circle to the basic principles of love and aloha.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The connectome may also reveal basic principles that apply to nervous systems across species, including humans.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 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
If these basic principles can be misinterpreted, it shouldn’t be surprising that more esoteric mathematics can be, too.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
