premises
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Most of us are so familiar with this revolution’s sour consequences that we hardly bother to question its premises anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The commission said on Monday that its competition division was carrying out unannounced inspections in two member states at the premises of a chocolate confectionary company, but didn’t name the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
They are barred from leaving the premises for three consecutive days without prior approval.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Rostov regional governor Yuri Slyusar said the attack in Taganrog had caused a fire to break out in the premises of a logistics company in the city.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
If one accepts the premises and definitions, one must accept what follows from them, but one can frequently reject premises or refine definitions or choose a different mathematical approach.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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