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premise

[prem-is] / ˈprɛm ɪs /




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“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

The premise of Neal Schore’s book “The 25th Hour” is that certain self-destructive emotions are often the true culprits behind time-management problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The premise is accessible: condensed, fast-paced sessions, with the best competing against the best for a global title and significant prize money.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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

He didn’t believe in brainy Martians, though he recognized the premise of a winning story.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

The new language proposal - similar to one already in force in the capital Kyiv and some other cities – would urge but not require private premises including shops and cafes to adopt the ban.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

"They rent premises, they need advertising permits, and so on. So for many entities it's important to comply with a council decision, even if doesn't provide for sanctions for non-compliance. "

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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

This, Mr. Byerley, is a court order authorizing me to search these premises for the presence of illegal...uh...mechanical men or robots of any description.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

“This was premised on a convergence in U.S. rates with those abroad as the Fed remained on hold and other central banks caught up,” said the Morgan Stanley team.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

She did not provide the genetic material that created the child, and the surrogacy agreement was premised on the understanding that Gilkar and Ahmed would be the child’s parents.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“This transaction is premised on growth, not cost-cutting,” Paramount said in a statement, adding “we will be reducing debt while continuing to invest in the business and content for the long term.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

In retrospect, their ignorance seems incredible—but, then, an entire financial system was premised on their not knowing, and paying them for this talent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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 subjoin the original text, premising that, instead of Herthum, certain MSS. read Nerthum.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

Mr. Stevens then addressed the House, premising that in his state of health a few words must suffice.

From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

This much for externals—men and beasts included, merely premising that the whole affair was situated in a quiet detachment by itself, a few hundred yards in rear of the village.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise




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