as in principles
an idea that is very important to a group
the central tenets of a religion He refused to abide by one of the basic tenets of the fashion industry.
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Recent Examples of tenets
These are the key tenets of friendship, regardless of gender.
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 2 Dec. 2024
Commit To The Transformational Journey For Inclusive Leadership There are key tenets to thrive as an inclusive leader.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Both are core tenets of Project 2025.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Some might suggest that peddling ideas of heroic viticulture is akin to marketing gamesmanship, that the consumer is forced to foot the bill for wines produced too far from the tenets of entrepreneurship and economies of scale.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Moreover, one of the central tenets to holding a royal warrant is maintaining complete confidentiality in discussing what exactly is involved.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Unlike traditional systems that are installed on on-premises servers and data centers, cloud ERP is provided online and shares power consumption, cooling requirements, security and operations functions with all the tenets of the cloud.
—Kevin Beasley, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Most scientists still agree with many of the tenets of this.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
Born from the Rastafarian religion (popularized by the Jamaican anti-colonial activist Leonard Percival Howell), its tenets were inspired by the philosophies of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, whose original name was Ras Tafari.
—Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2024
Allie Volpe, Vox, 2 Dec. 2024
Commit To The Transformational Journey For Inclusive Leadership There are key tenets to thrive as an inclusive leader.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Both are core tenets of Project 2025.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Some might suggest that peddling ideas of heroic viticulture is akin to marketing gamesmanship, that the consumer is forced to foot the bill for wines produced too far from the tenets of entrepreneurship and economies of scale.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Moreover, one of the central tenets to holding a royal warrant is maintaining complete confidentiality in discussing what exactly is involved.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Unlike traditional systems that are installed on on-premises servers and data centers, cloud ERP is provided online and shares power consumption, cooling requirements, security and operations functions with all the tenets of the cloud.
—Kevin Beasley, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Most scientists still agree with many of the tenets of this.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
Born from the Rastafarian religion (popularized by the Jamaican anti-colonial activist Leonard Percival Howell), its tenets were inspired by the philosophies of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, whose original name was Ras Tafari.
—Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2024
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