precept

In a sprawling nation founded on the precept of individual liberty and populated primarily by immigrants from around the world, there was hardly one American experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

While generally true, the precept doesn’t hold in the case of playwright Athol Fugard, whose body of work helped transform the history of his nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

Hirst has also proposed increasing its council tax precept - which would mean a 5.66% rise for Band D properties, equivalent to 27p per week.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025

But adhering to that simple, basic precept can provoke the virulent accusation of “antisemitism.”

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2024

Since we were just about to start studying ancient Egypt in history, Mr. Browne thought this was a good choice for a precept.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

In his recitation of the precepts that comprise conservatism, Mr. Pence offers a catalog of beliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Barron’s editors Lauren Rublin and Andrew Bary will be joined by Chris Davis, chairman of Davis Advisors, to discuss the current market climate, precepts of value investing, and some of his favorite stocks.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

The organization’s refusal to change from its founding precepts is what makes those precepts sacrosanct to some and archaic to others.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025

At Facebook, Wynn-Williams writes, she’ll see those precepts “tested, chewed up, and thrown aside.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

“I’ll sit over here with Nell, and if you come across any particularly edifying moral precepts you think would do me good, read them aloud.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson