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[prem-is] / ˈprɛm ɪs /




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Another recent spinoff from larger funds is Premise Venture Partners, founded by Vanessa Larco, a former partner at venture firm New Enterprise Associates, and Mercedes Bent, previously a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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 1 is the skeptic’s challenge—that you must rule out skeptical hypotheses.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

In 2020, 16% shopped two months in advance, 10% shopped 3 months in advance and 19% shopped one month in advance, Premise said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2021

By thus removing Premise B, Premise A becomes a non sequitur.

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




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