golden rule

Example Sentences

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By posing for the magazine spread, the bankers had broken the golden rule of finance fashion: Never dress above your station—and certainly never better than the boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The golden rule of credit-card spending is to pay off your balance every month.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Historically, the game has followed a golden rule.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

Mr Bloom said the golden rule for endowment finance was that universities should not spend more than 5% of their total endowment each year.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

"Do good, be good" is, as has been well said, the golden rule of life; "do good, be good" must be the law impressed on our children's hearts.

From My Path to Atheism by Besant, Annie Wood