predicate
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You would think that by the logic of such trauma I would have become a peace activist, but it became for me a predicate to conservatism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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
They must show two or more predicate acts over 10 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
But in general the divisions between the major parts of a clause, such as subject and predicate, are comma-free zones, no matter how complex the syntax.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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