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
“I said we have to tear everything down to first principles and rebuild it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
There are first principles on what makes a career: It’s something you enjoy, that you’re good at and that’s useful to someone else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
He will give a speech later about his first principles - his values and his patriotism.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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
