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precept

[pree-sept] / ˈpri sɛpt /


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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

"This includes projected spending from additional income, including estimated funding from the police council tax precept," the documents say.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

Some mayors also have powers to charge their own precept on council tax - although not all those that do have that power actually charge one.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

From them, he says, he internalized the feminist precept that “the personal is political.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 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




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