predicate
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“We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties,” the Justice Department and FBI wrote in a memo released in July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
But according to this newly released DOJ memo, there is no “incriminating ‘client list,’” no “credible evidence … that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals” and no “evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025
The memo adds that investigators "did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
One predicate crime is “fraud,” and that has deluged courts with civil lawsuits alleging fraud in securities sales and marketing, which for the most part is far from what the statute contemplates.
From Slate • May 21, 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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