precept
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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
Police budgets are made up of funding from both central government and local government and the increase assumes a rise in the police council tax precept, Treasury documents suggest.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025
Comments below the video were largely supportive: "Your past does not define who you are," wrote one fan, a core American precept if ever there was one.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
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
As I wrote down Mr. Browne’s September precept, I suddenly realized that I was going to like school.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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