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premise

[prem-is] / ˈprɛm ɪs /




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Vanessa Larco, co-founder of venture firm Premise Venture Partners, says that this week so far, “it seems like we are all working.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

In 1961, Hackman joined an improvisational troupe directed by Morrison called the Premise; the same year, he made his first appearance in film as a cop in the Depression-era gangster film “Mad Dog Coll.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Premise 1 is the skeptic’s challenge—that you must rule out skeptical hypotheses.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Premise CEO Maury Blackman said the survey’s results show that “customers are becoming increasingly dissatisfied as a result” of companies struggling to retain their workforces.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2022

In determining of which I shall Premise 1st.

From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)




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