predicate
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After a review of the Epstein case last year, DOJ and FBI officials said in a July 2025 memo that they “did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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
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
One predicate crime is “fraud,” and that has deluged courts with civil lawsuits alleging fraud in securities sales and marketing, which for the most part is far from what the statute contemplates.
From Slate • May 21, 2025
“Ah, yes. Verbs. A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence that forms the main part of the predicate in a sentence. To run. To sprint. To dart. To dash. To scuttle...”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing predicate
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