premise

That’s the premise for “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” a hilarious 1999 hit that has proved its durability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

“The whole premise of our platform is to be able to trade on any future event,” said Clarissa Bronfman, Kalshi’s lead of culture growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"My premise is that our acquiescence to these claims has led to the AI mess in which we find ourselves today."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

That said, it doesn’t necessarily mean Balchunas’s broader premise is off base, Wallerstein noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

Remember, the main premise of this course is that a better understanding of where the basics come from will lead to better and faster comprehension of more complex ideas.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Nearly 11,000 mosquito breeding sites have been cleared so far this month, while more than 4,000 premises fined for harbouring those sites.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Ludoquist is a licenced premises, but Smith said it does not meet the government definition of a "pub", so he fears being missed by the business rates package.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

There is an alert across the entire premises for Leonardo DiCaprio with a baseball cap pulled low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

They have started inspections, leading to fines and closures of some premises that offer invasive procedures without proper permits or with outdated products.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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 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

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

But he’ll always have the memes, which, although premised on his past work, actually catapulted his name to a level of immortality that his filmography alone never could.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026

The entire economy was premised on its stability, and its stability in turn depended on house prices continuing to rise.

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

Now, if you graft your ideas on to another's, premising that his views were crude and primitive, the result will be somewhat mixed.

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey

Man's pity 's for himself, or for his son, Always premising that said son at college Has not contracted much more debt than knowledge.

From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

Some of those changes we will now glance at, premising that seven years have passed away since the occurrence of the events recorded in our last chapter.

From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)