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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When asked about the team’s motivation this weekend in New England, Bills head coach Sean McDermott highlighted two main tenets.
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Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
If structural shifts are really at play for most goods, brands will have to reconsider several of the management tenets of the past decade.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Keeping extra funds in case of the unpredictable is one of the most durable tenets of financial advice, and planners say that hasn’t changed.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
The Lions ignore past tenets to kick the ball on fourth down – either punts or field goals – and Campbell regularly puts his hands on his hips and dares opponents to stop his team.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Craft beer companies are bending the basic tenets of chemistry in an effort to make non-alcoholic IPAs, stouts, and other styles that more closely resemble their boozy cousins.
—Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
What’s in the way To be sure, a few key tenets of growth are on at least somewhat shaky ground.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
True, some of the familiar rock-movie tenets are on full display — Walk Hard steals much of this film’s narrative through-line for its vicious genre parody — but Mangold’s clear affection for these artists and their milieu shines through.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
The tenets of value investing are found in Graham and David Dodd’s book Security Analysis, first published in 1934.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
If structural shifts are really at play for most goods, brands will have to reconsider several of the management tenets of the past decade.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Keeping extra funds in case of the unpredictable is one of the most durable tenets of financial advice, and planners say that hasn’t changed.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
The Lions ignore past tenets to kick the ball on fourth down – either punts or field goals – and Campbell regularly puts his hands on his hips and dares opponents to stop his team.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Craft beer companies are bending the basic tenets of chemistry in an effort to make non-alcoholic IPAs, stouts, and other styles that more closely resemble their boozy cousins.
—Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
What’s in the way To be sure, a few key tenets of growth are on at least somewhat shaky ground.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
True, some of the familiar rock-movie tenets are on full display — Walk Hard steals much of this film’s narrative through-line for its vicious genre parody — but Mangold’s clear affection for these artists and their milieu shines through.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
The tenets of value investing are found in Graham and David Dodd’s book Security Analysis, first published in 1934.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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