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tenet

[ten-it, tee-nit] / ˈtɛn ɪt, ˈti nɪt /


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A key tenet of the philosophy is "The 100 Languages of Children" –- the idea that children express themselves in myriad ways including movement, art and speech.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

There’s an old Wall Street tenet that there’s nothing more bullish than a record close.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

And that, in so many ways, was the basic tenet of German foreign policy.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Last June, Feldstein Soto tried to block the City Council from extending the contract without a competitive bidding process, a core tenet she has preached as the city’s elected legal counsel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 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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