golden mean

Example Sentences

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‘A golden mean exists between security and deprivation.’

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

In this way, the virtuous action will be the golden mean, neither too much nor too little.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

The result was a fresh argument for a form of pest control — a golden mean of organic and industrial.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2017

She claims that teams must strike an optimal balance between diversity and homogeneity and that teams that fall too far on either side of the golden mean win fewer games.

From Slate • May 2, 2017

Hal speaks of mathematics, Euclidean perfection, and the golden mean.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman