principle
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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that any interpretation of Russia as the junior partner was mistaken as the relationship “is founded on the principle of equality. The sides take into consideration one another’s interests.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In principle, a signal originating from K2-18b should disappear when the planet moves behind its host star.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Jurgen Klopp has reached an agreement in principle to become the new head coach of Germany's men's national team.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Habeas corpus is a basic legal principle that protects people from being unlawfully detained and the petition allows immigrants like Wilber to challenge the legality of their detention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Spain outclassed France with a performance built on principles we've come to know from them over decades now - possession, counter-pressing, a dominant midfield, and short passing combinations.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Because it’s almost like they don’t think they have to try to convince anyone anymore that there are principles behind these decisions.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
One analyst who predicted it from first principles was Joachim Klement, a managing director at U.K. investment bank Panmure Liberum.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The statement set five principles as the moral architecture of the AI age: accuracy, transparency, privacy, security and the common good of human dignity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The existence of such elites goes against the most fundamental principles of natural selection, since these dominant members of society willingly give up procreation.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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