principle
Example Sentences
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The standard is clear and the legal principle settled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Pulte has not publicly advanced this principle recently.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
So can the UK learn from a Dutch system that is designed around a simple principle?
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Producers agreed to “a principle strongly favoring human performances” and that producers would only use a synthetic if it “brings significant additional value to the motion picture.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
As for Penelope, even as she jogged along, trying in vain to keep the galloping children in sight, the “do not think of elk” principle was in full force.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing principle
Some Tricky Homonyms
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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