on the premises
idiom
: inside a building or on the area of land that it is on
The hotel has a restaurant on the premises.
No smoking is allowed on the premises.
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Pinsker said her mother was placed in a nursing rehab facility, unable to walk or get out of bed, and that her facility had zero doctors on the premises.
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Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Some allow NPs and PAs to own med spas as long as a licensed physician (who doesn’t necessarily have to set foot on the premises) is a co-owner, and several have no restrictions at all.
—Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Months later, that facility was cited by the FDA for having mold in a water tank and thousands of dead insects on the premises, according to The New York Times.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2025
After that story, the tides turned against Raniere, and he was arrested in Mexico in 2018 (Mack was also on the premises).
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Some allow NPs and PAs to own med spas as long as a licensed physician (who doesn’t necessarily have to set foot on the premises) is a co-owner, and several have no restrictions at all.
—Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Months later, that facility was cited by the FDA for having mold in a water tank and thousands of dead insects on the premises, according to The New York Times.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2025
After that story, the tides turned against Raniere, and he was arrested in Mexico in 2018 (Mack was also on the premises).
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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“On the premises.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20premises. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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