principle
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Ehrlich was often labeled a neo-Malthusian, a reference to the 18th-century British political economist Thomas Malthus, best known for “An Essay on the Principle of Population.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
After buying it back, she enlisted one of her heroes, Jamie Principle, to re-record the vocals - a love letter to the unifying power of dance music.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
Thus a key Principle of our rule of law is that we must "respect, support, and defend the constitutional rights of all Americans" with fairness and due process of law.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024
“All of these companies have a hard time to find blue-collar labor,” said Zhou Linlin, the chief executive of Principle Capital, a Shanghai investment firm with stakes in numerous Chinese factories.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
Maddie has a rule about passing on favors, which she calls the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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