premise
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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
“There’s nothing wrong with wanting men” begins with the iffy premise that extremely online discourse drives what people care about offline.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
I asked Bores what he thought of it, and he said the premise was flawed, saying it’s the framing desired by the groups that want to sink his candidacy.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
This is what union executive director Bruce Meyer said on a call with reporters Monday: “We do not accept the premise that there is some existential crisis going on.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
He didn’t believe in brainy Martians, though he recognized the premise of a winning story.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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