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I wouldn’t presume — based on the script and seeing the first episode — I wouldn’t presume to get inside the head of that character.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

You may not wish to retire, given that you both make healthy six-figure salaries and, I presume, enjoy your work.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

"People are using them proactively and on the A9 when someone sees a diversion, they automatically presume it is because something has happened," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

I’m going to presume we get it done on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A man is exiting the Dannenberg residence—Charley’s father, I presume.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

While that notion may be true for some, it’s not universal, and Iñárritu’s haughty assumption only reflects how disconnected “Digger” is from the very reality it presumes to understand well enough to satirize.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The city’s fiscal 2026-27 budget already presumes the ticket price increase will go into effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It presumes states already have adequate initial-attack capacity of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Hopefully, it’s not as bad as that worst-case scenario presumes.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

It’s paradoxical that an ordinary man like Nemur presumes to devote himself to making other people geniuses.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

During a Thursday appearance at the Bloomberg News Screentime media conference in Hollywood, Bloys declined to discuss his presumed new role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

I presumed that the family might sell at some point in the not-too-distant future, if only to deal with potential estate issues, as Peter Angelos was 93.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

During the process, those undergoing registration will be presumed to be living legally in Kenya.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

As the search continued for the 86 people presumed missing, coast guard, military personnel and local responders were working to tamp down the thick smoke billowing from the ferry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Adah said carefully,“I think Mother has presumed him dead for a long time already.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Greenspan, who retired just before disaster struck, acknowledged to Congress in late 2008 that he had "made a mistake" in presuming companies were best positioned to protect themselves and their shareholders without government oversight.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Videos captured people murmuring confusedly, presuming technical difficulties, before the truth dawned on the crowd that pyrotechnics would not be forthcoming.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

Rasmussen said he left the meeting with Vance and Rubio presuming the Trump administration understood the island wouldn’t become part of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

When in doubt, take your item to a reputable expert or dealer: You never want to make the mistake of presuming something isn’t silver and treating it as such.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

When he pictured his wife having to make such plans, presuming him to be dead, his heart raged.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers