premise
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The premise was he was trying to outrun his demons and win the "Man's Man competition in Mansfield".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Anderson wasn’t really stressed out over the Hall of Fame premise, just kind of fascinated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Essentially, a company like Nvidia might be interested in buying a PC maker so that it can more easily integrate AI on premise, rather than in the cloud.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
A quietly brilliant premise, and a film no one has ever really made, despite the “hag” title perfectly primed for a tale of sick fixation.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Like the proof of the irrationality of V2, like the discussion of simultaneity in special relativity, this is an argument in which the premise is challenged because the conclusion seems absurd.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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