rule of the road
noun phrase
: a customary practice (such as driving always on a particular side of the road or yielding the right of way) developed in the interest of safety and often subsequently reinforced by law
especially
: any of the rules making up a code governing ships in matters relating to mutual safety
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Americans disproportionately care about crypto and want clear rules of the road for digital assets.
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Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Washington will have to convince skeptics around the world that agreeing on certain rules of the road for responsible behavior is possible, even with Moscow and Beijing.
—Ulrich Kühn, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2023
Of course, there must be clear rules of the road, but these rules are often conflicting, untested, and inconsistently implemented.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
The need for transatlantic cooperation to set the economic rules of the road in the face of a rising China prompted the launching of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2022
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Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Washington will have to convince skeptics around the world that agreeing on certain rules of the road for responsible behavior is possible, even with Moscow and Beijing.
—Ulrich Kühn, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2023
Of course, there must be clear rules of the road, but these rules are often conflicting, untested, and inconsistently implemented.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
The need for transatlantic cooperation to set the economic rules of the road in the face of a rising China prompted the launching of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2022
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“Rule of the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20of%20the%20road. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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