tenet
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That is a key tenet of how the stock market works.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The 9th Circuit brushed aside that logic, saying the Supreme Court had since struck down a key legal tenet of that case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
That sentiment is a key tenet of El Temach's messaging - but he did not always hold these views, according to his sister Alex.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Lula, who is seeking a fourth term in October elections, has made the fight against deforestation a central tenet of his administration.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
But at the center of their philosophy was the most important tenet of the Pythagoreans: all is number.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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But I think about two core tenets of my faith.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the basement of St. Boniface Church in Anaheim on weekday afternoons and weekend mornings in the mid-1990s, my sister, about 20 other teenagers and I learned about the tenets of our faith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It added that her actions "were a serious departure from the standards expected from a registered nurse" while she "breached fundamental tenets of the profession".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
For nearly sixty years, the tenets of the treaty have been respected by all nations.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
I wasn’t interested in following the tenets of the political world or appearing on Sunday morning news shows.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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