golden rule
Example Sentences
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"But along with this, the golden rule is - if it's too good to be true, it's probably not true and if something doesn't feel right, stop and ask for help."
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The golden rule of credit-card spending is to pay off your balance every month.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Papperger had broken a golden rule of dealing with the U.S. government: Never announce anything related to the sharing of technology without first getting approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Historically, the game has followed a golden rule.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
The most commonly accepted, or at any rate the most commonly preached, of all formulas is the "golden rule," "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
