predicate
Example Sentences
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They can examine whether the fund itself is lawful as a predicate to deciding whether the individual should get relief.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
“We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties,” the Justice Department and FBI wrote in a memo released in July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
“A new law enforcement strategy that investigates all participants in these criminal and terroristic conspiracies — including the organized structures, networks, entities, organizations, funding sources, and predicate actions behind them — is required.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
That statement noted that a recent, thorough review of FBI records related to the Epstein case uncovered "no evidence to predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
However painful it must have been to predicate the harsh word dead of a beloved sister, no euphemism—has passed away, is no longer with us—could have ended that sentence.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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