premise
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Steve, too, is more complicated than the show's premise initially suggests.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“There’s nothing wrong with wanting men” begins with the iffy premise that extremely online discourse drives what people care about offline.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Setting aside the conspiratorial premise, the “many” in Pratt’s assertion is doing a ton of work.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
A story whose very premise ensures that little can happen poses a narrative challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 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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