premised
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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
Expectations of the proliferation of AI across industries and in consumer applications were premised on a massive build-out of the data centers needed to support the technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Run-A-Muck is premised on the idea that consumers who enjoy a story, world or other type of intellectual property will consume as much of it as possible in whatever form they can.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Yoder, the court premised its decision to allow Amish parents to remove older children from school on expert testimony showing that the decision caused no harm “to the physical or mental health of the child.”
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026
The colorblindness ideal is premised on the notion that we, as a society, can never be trusted to see race and treat each other fairly or with genuine compassion.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
