presume

It essentially means that judges must presume that the government — whether it be federal prosecutors, an IRS auditor or an FBI agent — did their jobs according to the rules and in good faith.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Under the current law, judges must presume mental illness was a factor if a defendant with a legitimate diagnosis seeks diversion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

None of you, I presume, are personally giving more than $19,000.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

"If we presume no young men or boys want to read, and we don't give them access to books, then they won't read."

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

“There are engineers and there are engineers. I wouldn’t presume to predict. But I should tell you. A favor, believe me. Nothing you don’t realize yourself.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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

That she presumes such ineptitude and desperation among her legions of users does not bode well.

From Slate ● May 10, 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

Rather than relying only on the size, anatomy or presumed hunting abilities of extinct animals, researchers can use the marks left on bones to identify signs of actual feeding or attacks.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Authorities are attempting to make contact with 14 people whom they have failed to reach by cell phone but are not yet presumed missing, Sheriff John Nowels told a press conference Monday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The address she was given turned out to be a "dingy gross motel", but she says she presumed they would be heading out somewhere else.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Anyone mentioned anywhere following the blast is presumed to have survived it, and perhaps lived through it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

It said that there had been no reply to signals from the Survey Station, and that John Parry and his companions were presumed missing.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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

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

But investors are already presuming a lot of success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

“Of course, courage only counts when you can count. I’m presuming the rest of you can count, and will be screwing your courage to the sticking place any minute now.”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins