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principle

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UK /ˈprɪnsəpl/US /ˈprɪnsəpl/
noun

a moral rule or a strong belief that influences your actions

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It's because of the special principle of unity of K-pop.

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Indeed, through his lifetime of public service, Secretary-General Moon is an admirable example for anyone seeking to become a principled and effective policy maker and public leader.

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We saw the potential of deep learning and believed—just believed through principle thinking, believed through our own analysis of the scalability of deep learning.

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