predicate

Example Sentences

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You would think that by the logic of such trauma I would have become a peace activist, but it became for me a predicate to conservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“There is no predicate action that the individual plaintiffs would need to take, other than simply going about their lives, to potentially be subject to the challenged stops,” the opinion said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025

The memo adds that investigators "did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

If past is predicate, this will probably be very bad for the defense.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024

That word choice is crucial because, while there is interesting emerging science around Internet addiction, there is a predicate question being asked by many scientists: Can behaviors be addictive, or just substances?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel