premise
Example Sentences
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It has been shadowed by a legal dispute with the developer Michael Shvo, who attracted the club to its new premises.
The bank has said it was itself a victim of the crime and that its premises were "secured in accordance with recognised state-of-the-art technology".
From BBC
Its premise could have offered up a kid-friendly reading on failure that doesn’t simplify a way out of adversity.
From Los Angeles Times
Its premise was simple: Markets could be optimized through globalization and cooperation.
After recruiting Reynolds, the pair began searching for a club and the story of their journey became the premise of a Disney+ docuseries Welcome to Wrexham, which earned 10 Emmys.
From BBC
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