predicate
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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 memo adds that investigators "did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
They must show two or more predicate acts over 10 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
But in general the divisions between the major parts of a clause, such as subject and predicate, are comma-free zones, no matter how complex the syntax.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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