premise
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“There’s a premise underlying all of this that you can control AI by controlling the biggest LLMs,” Goertzel told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Things in the first five minutes of the show are not a spoiler. The premise of the show is generally not a spoiler.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"We certainly accept the premise that we need to come to this with credibility ....so we don't keep asking for more."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Maybe you’ve heard the premise of “The Debut”: Meek suburban wife auditions for a community theater musical despite having no experience or, quite frankly, apparent talent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“And all teenage boys are human beings. That is my minor premise, controversial though it may be. And if my major and minor premises are so, sir, what is your conclusion?”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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A server built around the same four processors costs about $75,500 to put on your own premises.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
He pointed out cracks in the premises that he said were caused by underground blasting.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Exercises often pushed students into strange scenarios or premises: embodying an object, exploring a feeling or inhabiting a logic to find more instinctive, present performances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Court premises in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, and elsewhere have been shut as the deadline for filing a petition against the outcome of the recent presidential election approaches.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
There was no mention of two suspicious peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the premises, or a flashlight, or a silver cross on a chain.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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“This was premised on a convergence in U.S. rates with those abroad as the Fed remained on hold and other central banks caught up,” said the Morgan Stanley team.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
Everything that she, Baby Kochamma, had done, had been premised on one assumption.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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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
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"I leave the explanation to Mr. Legard," said May, blushing a little under Sir Rupert's glance, "whilst I go and see mamma, only premising that luncheon hour is past, and you had better not linger."
From Sir Noel's Heir A Novel by May Agnes Fleming
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 must now relate how these three animals were caught, premising that the capture of the female was the first instance of an adult gorilla being taken alive.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
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