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Panettiere gave a likeably sparky performance as Claire, a cheerleader who regenerated if she was physically harmed, and who was at the heart of the show's "save the cheerleader, save the world" premise.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

If you’re confused by this premise, you’re not alone.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

"We're famously a wet country but there's been a whole raft of really positive research coming out of the States that's basically working on the premise that water doesn't burn," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

“The very premise of a free republic is that you are going to have differences in views,” Latner said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

They are both based on the premise that an epidemic can be reversed, can be tipped, by tinkering with the smallest details of the immediate environment.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Around him, the concrete blocks meant to shield the premises that proved useless.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

One thing to note: There are no TVs on the premises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Prosecutors said Bush ran a "shambolic and chaotic" operation at the Hessle Road premises and his "appalling" offending had caused "extreme emotional pain, anguish and upset".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Sunny's remains were recovered from the Hessle Road premises a year and 10 months after he was stillborn on 13 May 2022, the court heard.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Kaz waited all night until he saw a boy about his age leave the premises.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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

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

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 modern world was premised on the ability to buy now and pay later.

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 will therefore anticipate criticism by a remark or two, premising that I am too thoroughly imbued with the spirit of antiquarianism to make innovations without good and sufficient reason.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower

There is no way of accounting for the existence of spirit, of life, of intelligence, but by premising the prior existence of spirit, life, and intelligence.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook

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