premise

After its premiere at Sundance film festival earlier this year, The Guardian awarded it, external two stars, praising the "eye-catching premise" but cautioning that there was "too much wood but not enough fire".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He routinely met a hostile premise with calm facts, a sharp answer and a smile that made the host’s irritation look frivolous.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Its premise is that a vampire couple maybe didn’t think it through when they pledged to be together forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“You don’t spend $40 billion a year making movies and think that your entire premise of your business plan is to fire everyone in Hollywood,” Cardinale said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Another time, the premise was right but the conclusion was wrong.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Local law enforcement quickly showed up to tell the federal agents to leave the premises.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

However Miliband said an understanding had not been reached on "necessary assurances for the security and protections of our staff and premises".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Without remedies, this could mean fewer options for businesses that provide ATMs on commercial premises and, ultimately, higher fees for people who rely on the machines to access cash,” the regulator said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Avila’s sister and co-plaintiff, Patricia Avila sued Brown in April 2021, alleging premises liability, negligent infliction of emotional distress and strict liability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

He had no money, he said, and asked if he could sleep temporarily on the club’s premises.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

“This was premised on a convergence in U.S. rates with those abroad as the Fed remained on hold and other central banks caught up,” said the Morgan Stanley team.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

But he premised his conclusion only on statutory grounds; specifically, the Nationality Act of 1940.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

“This transaction is premised on growth, not cost-cutting,” Paramount said in a statement, adding “we will be reducing debt while continuing to invest in the business and content for the long term.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Trademarks, unlike copyrights or patents, are intellectual property that are not premised on creating value for whoever registers them; they’re about protecting consumers.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Everything that she, Baby Kochamma, had done, had been premised on one assumption.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Feinstein, who is well known for her opposition to drones, is premising her legislation on safety concerns.

From Forbes ● Dec. 3, 2014

One of his most premising innovations was a new Secretariat for non-Christian religions; but Paul entrusted the project to a Curia professional, Paolo Cardinal Marella, and almost nothing has been heard of it since.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I leave the explanation to Mr. Legard," said May, blushing a little under Sir Rupert's glance, "while I go and see mamma, only premising that luncheon-hour is past, and you had better not linger."

From Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir by May Agnes Fleming

The point of Mill's innovation was, premising that general names are not absolute but are applied in virtue of a meaning, to put emphasis on this meaning as the cardinal consideration.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto

It was from Hills, a firm of solicitors in Lincoln's Inn Fields, and, premising that I was a candidate for the post of doctor in the SS.

From Hurricane Island by H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott) Watson