on the strength of
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: because of the influence of (something)
I went and saw the film on the strength of his recommendation.
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In 2018, on the strength of three successful exhibitions—including the presentation of a euphoric secular chapel to nature at the erstwhile Blum & Poe gallery—Lauter purchased her idiosyncratic home and soon began getting her hands dirty.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Pearce said the cooling labor market is putting more pressure on lower-income consumers, who tend to be more dependent on the strength of the labor market.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
This is a man on the upswing, and he’s carried to Philadelphia on the strength of Daniel Blumberg’s throbbing score, which pivots between industrial percussion and brassy jazz horns with the force of a twin-piston engine.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
One concern centered on the strength of the U.S. economy after a surprisingly weak report on hiring last month.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Pearce said the cooling labor market is putting more pressure on lower-income consumers, who tend to be more dependent on the strength of the labor market.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
This is a man on the upswing, and he’s carried to Philadelphia on the strength of Daniel Blumberg’s throbbing score, which pivots between industrial percussion and brassy jazz horns with the force of a twin-piston engine.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
One concern centered on the strength of the U.S. economy after a surprisingly weak report on hiring last month.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
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