premise

That phrase — “a sense of ownership” — seems almost paradoxical for an institution whose entire premise is that you do not need to own the things you want to use.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Huntsinger hopes audiences won’t overlook Arthur Harari’s “The Unknown,” an uncanny body-swapping drama starring Léa Seydoux that uses its genre premise to explore questions of identity and selfhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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

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

“But your premise is flawed, Honorable Scythe Curie. I know my poisons so well, I could never make a mistake. Ever.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

"They rent premises, they need advertising permits, and so on. So for many entities it's important to comply with a council decision, even if doesn't provide for sanctions for non-compliance. "

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

To set up manufacturing space on a lot zoned for retail, Leong and his wife opened Ando Café on the premises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“As long as you’re on the premises, I’ll allow it.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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

Everything that she, Baby Kochamma, had done, had been premised on one assumption.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

It is to these trials that we shall now confine ourselves; only premising certain facts necessary to the perfect understanding of the extracts which we are about to make.

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 by Lewis Gaylord Clark

Mr. Cowan, of Pennsylvania, spoke in favor of the veto, premising that his words, "if they are not to convince any body in the Senate, may go to the country and be reflected on there."

From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

I shall therefore now proceed to this task, premising that in this analysis I shall occasionally interweave a remark of my own, to illustrate the author's views.—

From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Friedrich Schlegel