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presumption

[pri-zuhmp-shuhn] / prɪˈzʌmp ʃən /




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The law generally treats marriage as a financial partnership and the presumption is that assets will be equitably divided upon breakup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

She wrought real reputational harms and wrecked the presumption of regularity to the point where judges are now just saying: I just assume you lie all the time.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Whether Reece James, John Stones and Tino Livramento are fit enough to play every four days is a big presumption, of course.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“The former defendants in this case, like any other defendant in this situation, still enjoy the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order,” the judge writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

I’m so angry at Teluman’s presumption that I don’t think before I speak.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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