principle

Example Sentences

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“The fundamental principle of this fund is to keep people invested for the long term,” he adds.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

An attack against one member is deemed to be an attack against all but invoking this principle requires a consensus.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Guided by that principle, one of us helped launch an effort within Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services to examine its history, including its segregationist past.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"Based on the principle of polarization holography, we used a deep learning architecture known as a convolutional neural network model to enable the use of polarization as an independent information dimension."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The atom provides an organizing principle for modern physics—and it tantalizes us with the prospect of controlling matter and energy.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee