predicated

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The bear-case scenario of the S&P 500 falling to 5,900 is predicated on hot inflation forcing hikes as Warsh lays out plans to reduce the size of the central-bank’s balance sheet.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

I’ll question why the Lakers would invest so heavily on an aging, oft-injured star whose game is predicated on athleticism and not the out-of-this-world basketball IQ like 41-year-old LeBron.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Their reunion is surreal because it’s predicated on their mutual ability to admit fault, something that few of us have the opportunity to do after we walk away from a loved one scorned.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

“They’ve always been predicated on this idea of having low fares,” Melius Research analyst Conor Cunningham said, but added that the low-fare airlines now need higher fares just as badly as their costlier peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He’d not have thought the value of the smallest thing predicated on a world to come.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy