Contextualizebeta

on the strength of

prep

Etymology

Compare Polish na mocy.

  1. derived from na mocy

Definitions

  1. In reliance upon

    In reliance upon; on the basis of; using as a guide or support.

    • The police arrested him on the strength of some rather flimsy evidence.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for on the strength of. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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