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“I’m only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect,” Weiss said of Pelley’s firing during a meeting on Wednesday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The idea was that "this family's life and their happiness is fully built on Max Cady's suffering. He's not an incidental, forgotten figure in their past," Antosca said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
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- stemming from
- resting upon
- constructed on
- grounded in
- founded on
Possible Antonyms
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- untethered from
- separate from
- undermined by
- independent of
- detached from
