principle
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Mark Sanchez has reached an agreement in principle to end the civil case against him filed by a truck driver who got into a physical altercation with the former USC and NFL quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The researchers believe this principle could reveal opportunities to improve other electrochemical processes, particularly those involving the movement of both electrons and protons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
For Stevens, the principle behind finding kit another home is simple.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
But the incremental disappearance of ordinary interactions raises a question worth considering: What happens when convenience becomes the organizing principle of our public lives?
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The gene provides an organizing principle for modern biology—and it tantalizes us with the prospect of controlling our bodies and fates.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Jackson violated Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to “any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship,” the NFL said in the release announcing the suspension.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The same principles could support smaller optical sensors capable of identifying chemicals or biological substances without requiring large, sophisticated laboratory instruments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
What’s needed is a balance between rival values and principles that is flexible, moderate and resistant to doctrinal purity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Navi Pillay's commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
In a manual of general principles and rules that served as a blueprint for the industry, Pinkerton admitted that the detective must at times “depart from the strict line of truth” and “resort to deception.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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