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“The object or the predicate comes first, the verb is in the middle and then the subject comes at the end,” says Watkins.

This rally, he notes, unlike previous ones, isn’t predicated on policy support from the government but rather on earnings improvements in sectors like those tied to AI.

Technical strategists see incongruities like this as a sign that the index’s strength has been predicated, somewhat precariously, on the success of a minority of its stocks, making it more vulnerable to adverse developments.

Even Obama’s so-called “pivot to Asia” strategy was predicated on engagement with Beijing, backed with a military buildup in the region.

The value Washington placed on independence, Thibodeaux added, was “predicated on the notions of self-sufficiency post-slavery, when there was little help coming from the government.”