premise
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For you, is the premise of the show predicated on the idea that someone like you would never get that part, or is it that, of course you should get that?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The issue is that they accept the premise that AI is so necessary, so all-seeing and so inevitable that we’re using it even in situations where our knowledge and experience have always been sufficient.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
But as Rob Thummel, a senior portfolio manager at Tortoise Capital, noted, the original premise of the tech boom hasn’t changed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The six-part series, written by Sophie Goodhart and co-starring Jemaine Clement, begins with a friendship-shattering premise.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
I had no other choice, but I figured it was unlikely that premise would hold up.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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