principled
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"I don't think it has anything to do with what is principled or what's right or what's just."
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
On Sunday, Stevens characterized her flip-flop as “a personal and private decision” in the middle of a press conference talking about it, which made the whole thing look more petty than principled.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
He looked remarkably like the bald, wheelchair-using Marvel comic-book character and had already spent seven seasons playing a similarly cerebral, principled leader as Capt. Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The report of this working group provides a simple, principled framework that will guide our changes in curriculum and classrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He was a devout and principled man, with a long, somber face and a full gray beard.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing principled
President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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Obama's State of the Union Address, 2014
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