be based

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Even if the probe was “well and truly over,” he said, his ultimate decision to stay or leave would be based on “what I think is best for the institution and the people we serve.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

And the suit cites Kavanaugh’s previous effort to walk back “Kavanaugh stops” to tell him: You said immigration stops can’t be based on race or ethnicity.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The new company would be based in Nevada and would shift its primary stock listing to the New York Stock Exchange from Amsterdam, Pershing said.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“I have my opinions about it, but the opinions have to be based in science.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Lawyers typically have little information about potential jurors, so their decisions to strike individual jurors tend to be based on nothing more than stereotypes, prejudices, and hunches.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander