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[prem-is] / ˈprɛm ɪs /




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Vanessa Larco, co-founder of venture firm Premise Venture Partners, says that this week so far, “it seems like we are all working.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

In 1961, Hackman joined an improvisational troupe directed by Morrison called the Premise; the same year, he made his first appearance in film as a cop in the Depression-era gangster film “Mad Dog Coll.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Premise 2 relies on limitations within your perspective.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

A spokesman said: "Premise managers and local authorities should speak to their insurance adviser or broker to explore their options."

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2021

By that old fallacy of Premise A. "They are only doing it for themselves," we say.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins




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