as in rule
something (such as a belief or value) that helps a person know what is right and wrong and that influences their actions
He refused to participate on principle. It is against her principles to steal.
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Recent Examples of principle
In Search of Authenticity In an electronic landscape where trends, particularly on social media, often overshadow creative choices, artistic independence is a fundamental principle for DJ Snake.
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Billboard France, Billboard, 10 May 2025
The principle of habeas corpus allows individuals to challenge the legality of their detention before a court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
Such discrimination is neither Biblical nor aligned with Christian principles.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
It’s filled with desiccant beads using the same moisture-absorbing principles as those ubiquitous silica packages that are tucked into electronic boxes and food to keep the contents dry.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 8 May 2025
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Billboard France, Billboard, 10 May 2025
The principle of habeas corpus allows individuals to challenge the legality of their detention before a court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
Such discrimination is neither Biblical nor aligned with Christian principles.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
It’s filled with desiccant beads using the same moisture-absorbing principles as those ubiquitous silica packages that are tucked into electronic boxes and food to keep the contents dry.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for principle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for principle
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Israeli military rule would last nearly four decades, during which Hamas emerged as a splinter of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the 1980s, until a 2005 disengagement.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Under current Department of Education rules, PSLF eligibility depends on working full-time for a qualifying employer, primarily government agencies or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The new standards were quietly introduced just hours before that February meeting, and Walters falsely told board members that to make legislative deadlines, the standards needed to be approved that day.—
Beth Wallis,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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That figure does come with a footnote, as Kawasaki notes it was measured using the ISO 4106 standard instead of SAE standards and may be inflated compared to using the latter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 May 2025
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Michigan’s no-fault car insurance laws and a high percentage of uninsured drivers make car insurance in this state expensive.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Recently, however, legal scholars, historians, and journalists writing on the Fugitive Slave Law have examined its contemporary influence on, and parallels to, present-day immigration law.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
19 May 2025
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Rising real estate values and increasing development also drove up costs.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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But a deluge of people applying Ghibli’s style like an Instagram filter, without adding any genuine creative value, isn’t a collective effort to advance our visual culture.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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“Principle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principle. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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