be based
Example Sentences
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"I believe that news should be based on facts and truth."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The state bar suggested Montes contact local authorities, but Los Angeles police didn’t have jurisdiction, since the scammer claimed to be based in Utah, and the victim was based in Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The programme will be based on the ITV documentary Maternity: Broken Trust, which followed families affected by the trust's failings.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hiring and firing decisions cannot be based on a person’s race, religion, age, sex or other protected status, such as pregnancy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Lawyers typically have little information about potential jurors, so their decisions to strike individual jurors tend to be based on nothing more than stereotypes, prejudices, and hunches.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
