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tenet

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


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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

The Treasury’s approach is to be regular and predictable with its sales, a tenet that it has upheld since the late 1900s External link to avoid suddenly disrupting the market.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

“Fully informed transactions between buyers and sellers are a key tenet of a free market,” said a spokesperson for the Global Disinformation Index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A central tenet of the Kodály approach is that music belongs to everyone—that an education in music is the right of every human being and cannot be left to chance.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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