premised

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Expectations of the proliferation of AI across industries and in consumer applications were premised on a massive build-out of the data centers needed to support the technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Investors are turning skeptical of private equity and loans premised on supposedly predictable results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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 deals were not premised on whether or not the emergency tariff litigation would rise or fall," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 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