predicate

Example Sentences

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After a review of the Epstein case last year, DOJ and FBI officials said in a July 2025 memo that they “did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Bowe may now again seek authorization to file a successive motion based on Davis, using Taylor to show that once the unconstitutional residual clause is removed, no valid predicate remains.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

That statement noted that a recent, thorough review of FBI records related to the Epstein case uncovered "no evidence to predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

That word choice is crucial because, while there is interesting emerging science around Internet addiction, there is a predicate question being asked by many scientists: Can behaviors be addictive, or just substances?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel