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Bilt’s business rests on a simple premise: Consumers should build credit and earn rewards for what’s typically their single biggest expense — their rent or mortgage payment.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

In a statement to the BBC, Amazon "strongly disagrees" with the premise that it misled advertisers and called the suit "misguided."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

He understood the premise as, smaller markets can’t retain their stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Dave’s Hot Chicken has adopted a similar premise for its spicier entry into the market, but for many Caniacs, nothing beats the stripped-down glory of the original.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Doubt and hesitation are completely unnecessary, as Easy French is rooted in the premise that, if properly packed, the rest of the world could fit within the confines of Reno, Nevada.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The new language proposal - similar to one already in force in the capital Kyiv and some other cities – would urge but not require private premises including shops and cafes to adopt the ban.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

It wasn’t like today’s full-menu A&W restaurants—it sold root beer only, made fresh on the premises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

A server built around the same four processors costs about $75,500 to put on your own premises.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

At one bookshop event, she recalls government officials entering the premises.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Thus, if one is not permitted to grow such a crop on private premises by law, such pharmaceutical farming initiatives are forbidden.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

This deceptively simple formulation is premised on an important distinction between sensing and perceiving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Trademarks, unlike copyrights or patents, are intellectual property that are not premised on creating value for whoever registers them; they’re about protecting consumers.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

He also rejected the notion that he would do Big Tech’s bidding, and the idea that his support from tech leaders is entirely or even largely premised on his plans for their industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

The 2026 fuel subsidy calculation was premised on a global oil price of $70 per barrel, but prices have since topped $100.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

The more sure you were of yourself and your judgment, the harder it was to find opportunities premised on the notion that you were, in the end, probably wrong.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Feinstein, who is well known for her opposition to drones, is premising her legislation on safety concerns.

From Forbes ● Dec. 3, 2014

One of his most premising innovations was a new Secretariat for non-Christian religions; but Paul entrusted the project to a Curia professional, Paolo Cardinal Marella, and almost nothing has been heard of it since.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I leave the explanation to Mr. Legard," said May, blushing a little under Sir Rupert's glance, "while I go and see mamma, only premising that luncheon-hour is past, and you had better not linger."

From Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir by May Agnes Fleming

The cure is facilitated by premising a purge with calomel.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

Of which he gives the following version, premising that the 's' in his copy has an additional stroke, which makes it sound st.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various