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"I think that's the main thing. That doesn't presuppose the outcome of the negotiation," Carney added.

From BBC ● May 6, 2025

It's worth considering what such a loophole-sized theory would presuppose: that hidden variables were encoded at the very beginning of time and space, deterministically setting everything into motion until spacetime's end.

From Scientific American ● May 20, 2023

Russian Arctic Ambassador Nikolay Korchunov, chair of the Senior Arctic Officials on the council, told Reuters the transition would "presuppose active and responsible participation of all Arctic Council member states in this preparatory process."

From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023

"There is no power relation without the correlative constitution of a field of knowledge, nor any knowledge that does not presuppose and constitute at the same time power relations."

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2023

Again, all special studies presuppose certain fundamental types of things.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

For early-stage investors, who are making long-term bets and paying increasingly high entry valuations, this dynamic threatens the venture model that presupposes founders play the long game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The wisdom-of-crowds argument presupposes that the masses possess some recondite knowledge that can be unlocked by allowing individuals to express themselves as part of an anonymous mob.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

But it also presupposes a grim reality: that some civilian deaths might be proportional.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

Explaining consciousness with a concept that presupposes consciousness strikes me as circular reasoning—cheating.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2023

Because for a private citizen to become a prince presupposes virtue or Fortune, it appears that either the one or the other of these two things should partially mitigate many of the problems.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

They also presupposed that the symptoms reported established the existence of a genuine, novel condition akin to traumatic brain damage, only without an obvious injury.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2023

Unfortunately, it is these exact kinds of hollow parallels that make up the bulk of its presupposed substance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

Of course, that presupposed the pilot had time for such a course.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2021

Nothing against you, but you presupposed that everyone in Paris is rich, which isn’t true.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2021

It presupposed that somewhere or other, outside oneself, there was a “real” world where “real” things happened.

From "1984" by George Orwell

But bundle theory allows us to make sense of a thing without presupposing a mythical form, or “something I know not what!”

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

But Bender says she and her colleagues are not presupposing that Overmann’s MET-based ideas are correct.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 23, 2021

The experts said the term “victim” can appear prejudicial in a court of law, heavily influencing a jury by presupposing which people have been wronged.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

More problematic, considering current events, the story line inadvertently serves as a cautionary tale for filmmakers, underscoring the inherent challenges of presupposing a ripped-from-the-headlines timeliness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2017

It was an intricate plan, involving many risks, presupposing many favorable chances.

From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine