premise

“There’s a premise underlying all of this that you can control AI by controlling the biggest LLMs,” Goertzel told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

That’s the premise of Chuck Klosterman’s “Rock*,” an alternate history of popular music from 1967 to well into this century, built on a single historical accident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I reject the premise that you have to choose between clean air and abundant energy,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"We certainly accept the premise that we need to come to this with credibility ....so we don't keep asking for more."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Doubt and hesitation are completely unnecessary, as Easy French is rooted in the premise that, if properly packed, the rest of the world could fit within the confines of Reno, Nevada.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

She had needed to go to the toilet during class and Abah had intercepted her in the school gardens and asked her to accompany him to his house which was on the premises.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

It wasn’t like today’s full-menu A&W restaurants—it sold root beer only, made fresh on the premises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

A server built around the same four processors costs about $75,500 to put on your own premises.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

He pointed out cracks in the premises that he said were caused by underground blasting.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

“I know you don’t want to, but I’m the mom on the premises and I say you have to. It won’t do any good for you to sit here shivering.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Trademarks, unlike copyrights or patents, are intellectual property that are not premised on creating value for whoever registers them; they’re about protecting consumers.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

He also rejected the notion that he would do Big Tech’s bidding, and the idea that his support from tech leaders is entirely or even largely premised on his plans for their industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

The 2026 fuel subsidy calculation was premised on a global oil price of $70 per barrel, but prices have since topped $100.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

Yoder, the court premised its decision to allow Amish parents to remove older children from school on expert testimony showing that the decision caused no harm “to the physical or mental health of the child.”

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

The colorblindness ideal is premised on the notion that we, as a society, can never be trusted to see race and treat each other fairly or with genuine compassion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Feinstein, who is well known for her opposition to drones, is premising her legislation on safety concerns.

From Forbes ● Dec. 3, 2014

One of his most premising innovations was a new Secretariat for non-Christian religions; but Paul entrusted the project to a Curia professional, Paolo Cardinal Marella, and almost nothing has been heard of it since.

From Time Magazine Archive

I shall therefore now proceed to this task, premising that in this analysis I shall occasionally interweave a remark of my own, to illustrate the author's views.—

From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Friedrich Schlegel

I must now relate how these three animals were caught, premising that the capture of the female was the first instance of an adult gorilla being taken alive.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Charles Herbert Sylvester

He consulted me this afternoon on the choice of books, premising that his taste ran mainly on war and travel.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson