be based

Example Sentences

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Its pay would be based on its performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

They are up against an Iran team with a lot of off-field issues, and won't even be based in the United States where they play their three group games, but in Mexico.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The team had originally planned to be based in Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

This year, the company said its next generation of Apple Foundation Models would be based on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"It's opening doors on behavior. I mean, literature is good. But the literature of the future is going to be based on genetics, not on environment. Believe me, the stuff we are learning is heavy."

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos