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predicate

[pred-i-kit, pred-i-keyt] / ˈprɛd ɪ kɪt, ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt /
VERB
assert
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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“Current data raises questions concerning these predicate assumptions,” wrote Nori Gerardo Lietz of Harvard Business School in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

After a review of the Epstein case last year, DOJ and FBI officials said in a July 2025 memo that they “did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Bowe may now again seek authorization to file a successive motion based on Davis, using Taylor to show that once the unconstitutional residual clause is removed, no valid predicate remains.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

That statement noted that a recent, thorough review of FBI records related to the Epstein case uncovered "no evidence to predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

But as we shall see in chapter 6, using a comma to separate a subject from its predicate or a verb from one of its complements is among the most grievous sins of mispunctuation.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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