golden rule
Example Sentences
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On your way out, be sure to leave books on the bright orange carts featuring signs of Yoda imploring guests to follow the golden rule: “Reshelve, do not. Leave books here, you must!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Out on the waves, where freedom of navigation is a golden rule, the ability and appetite of coastal countries to intervene is limited, even though the risk they face is escalating.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
He says, "Tutiores ibis in medias vias," is a safe and golden rule of life, and it applies equally to ribbon bunkers which while they make some holes mar many more.
From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Henry Leach
