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But talks should be predicated on real commitments from Caracas to uphold international norms and human rights.
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Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: Huffman, 60, had been predicating his challenge on the argument that Democrats need vigorous committee leadership to fight the impending Republican trifecta in Washington.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Indeed, his third bid for the White House was predicated on those three issues.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
The jokes were predicated on ignoring that the Big Bang Theory prequel was actually pretty good, a single-cam comedy that was generally more tonally aligned with something like The Wonder Years than its broader multi-cam predecessor.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: Huffman, 60, had been predicating his challenge on the argument that Democrats need vigorous committee leadership to fight the impending Republican trifecta in Washington.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Indeed, his third bid for the White House was predicated on those three issues.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
The jokes were predicated on ignoring that the Big Bang Theory prequel was actually pretty good, a single-cam comedy that was generally more tonally aligned with something like The Wonder Years than its broader multi-cam predecessor.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Predicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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