premise
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Accepting the majority’s linguistic premise did not require accepting its legal conclusion.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026
A KeyBanc Capital Markets team, led by Jackson Ader, on Monday raised its Oracle fiscal 2028 to fiscal 2030 profit targets based on the premise that operating expenses likely will moderate.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Furthermore, Lord Biggar challenges the core premise of Project Spire and reparatory justice as a whole - that historic suffering directly dictates modern disadvantage.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Leave that debate aside and examine the premise of the complaint that we don’t do all-encompassing collective efforts anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
So many have the same premise: once upon a time, there were three.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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