premise

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A lengthy profile of Mr. Altman in the New Yorker magazine last month noted that the “founding premise of OpenAI was that it would have to be different.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Despite cinema’s extensive library of cheerful animal heroes, led by “Babe” and Wilbur of “Charlotte’s Web,” the titular premise of “The Sheep Detectives” apparently strikes many people as bizarre.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Written, directed and edited by Barker, “Obsession” comes from a simple, familiar premise, executed with a dark and dread-filled flair.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

That's the premise of 1536, the Tudor-set play that has arrived in London's West End with backing from Hollywood star Margot Robbie.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He claimed to have witnessed the incident with his own eyes, and I remember how upset he became one morning when Mitchell Sanders challenged him on its basic premise.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien