as in principle
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a statement or well-known remark that expresses an important idea, observation, or opinion
A doctor must follow the dictum of "First, do no harm."
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Recent Examples of dictum
However, dictums from the C-suite won’t work to sustain this ideal; shows of authority make employees feel more cautious.
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Michael Morris, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Was this dictum merely a face-saving gesture for the Chinese Communist Party?
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Queen Mathilde certainly followed suit with the dictum of Giorgio Armani Privé’s collection and made this piece from the spring 2024 couture designs her own.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 July 2024
Instead, Martel echoes the great aesthete himself, Oscar Wilde, in his serene dictum that all art is perfectly useless.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Michael Morris, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Was this dictum merely a face-saving gesture for the Chinese Communist Party?
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Queen Mathilde certainly followed suit with the dictum of Giorgio Armani Privé’s collection and made this piece from the spring 2024 couture designs her own.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 July 2024
Instead, Martel echoes the great aesthete himself, Oscar Wilde, in his serene dictum that all art is perfectly useless.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictum
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These principles are woven into every aspect of camp life, from group activities to everyday interactions.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Unlike digital computers that use 0s and 1s, quantum computers use qubits, which operate under the principles of quantum mechanics to process information at much higher speeds.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Since perquisites are more of an exception than a rule, amounts paid must be disclosed in corporate proxy statements—that's a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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With some 20,000 Malibu residents ordered, or at least warned, to evacuate the looming Franklin Fire, some were left wondering why there are different rules for different people.Chris Boyette, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Read: The collapse of the Khamenei doctrine The end of the Axis is good news.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Russia updated its nuclear doctrine last month to justify a nuclear strike in response to an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear country, if they are backed by a nuclear-armed nation.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Those who forget history, the old axiom posits, are doomed to repeat it.Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2016
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Whereas neoclassical economics presented itself as a universally applicable science based on certain fundamental axioms, Dobb emphasized history, class conflict, and imperialism.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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To get money from the 2021 law, states and agencies must submit plans to an office run jointly by the Energy and Transportation departments.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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Landlords must allow tenants to heat their homes to at least 67 degrees, according to Wisconsin law.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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There are also changes coming to cost basis calculations – which is key for investors as cost basis represents their original investment in the asset.Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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On a monthly basis, CPI rose 0.3% in November, after rising by 0.2% for three straight months.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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The big-picture, keep-it-simple characteristics of this market moment are easy enough to recite like self-help maxims: Inflation continues to retreat more quickly than the economy has slowed.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
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Here is another useful maxim: Sometimes less is more.Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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