general rule
Americannoun
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"However, there is the general rule... that each government member must avoid a conflicting behaviour benefiting for instance their relatives," Havel added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
As a general rule of thumb: where eyeballs go, advertisers follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Many scholars question the fairness of vicarious liability in criminal cases, viewing it as an unwarranted exception to the general rule that criminal responsibility must be personal.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
As a general rule, if the paperwork arrived regularly in the mail and did not require action, it can be safely discarded.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
Is the ten-thousand-hour rule a general rule of success?
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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