premise
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And isn’t it a premise of the tax system that we each pay for services we don’t want or don’t need, because we expect others to do likewise?
From Slate • May 11, 2026
The underlying premise is the same: cleanliness as virtue, mess as failure.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Still, I agree with the fundamental premise of your letter: There is an imbalance of power in the medical system between patients and, well, everyone else.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Even so, many of the most memorable moments come in the form of cogent micro-essays, smartly curated ensembles of work bearing a legible, lucid premise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
He claimed to have witnessed the incident with his own eyes, and I remember how upset he became one morning when Mitchell Sanders challenged him on its basic premise.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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