Example Sentences

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For you, is the premise of the show predicated on the idea that someone like you would never get that part, or is it that, of course you should get that?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

This and other cloud deals are predicated on continued exponential growth of demand for AI cloud computing over the next four years—particularly at OpenAI—and that’s far from guaranteed.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The worry is that gains predicated on short-term options trades could quickly evaporate.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Their reunion is surreal because it’s predicated on their mutual ability to admit fault, something that few of us have the opportunity to do after we walk away from a loved one scorned.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

No, surviving middle school seemed to be predicated solely on who your friends were.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin