tenet

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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

The first tenet of the plan is that “we’ll pay our way to ensure our data centers don’t increase your electricity prices.”

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

"The right to protest is a core Australian value and a fundamental tenet of a democratic society," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

“Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

The priest was sufficiently alarmed that he had broken the tenet of parishioner confidentiality.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann