presume

“I presume these are sophisticated investors taking a profit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“When first responders arrived, there were two people hanging from the apartment window and three on the ground, one of which I presume was Mr. Jackson,” White said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Your cousin, I presume, has some Social Security, however modest.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Beyond that, the question seems to presume that the team would favour Leclerc emotionally.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Didn’t she presume she would live with her father in Paris for the rest of her life?

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Unified budget presumes those costs will go down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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

I was trained in that tradition—you find a way, you find a pathway, and all of that presumes the legitimacy of the framework.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025

In the same sense that our judicial system presumes us to be innocent until proved guilty, a medical-care system may work best if it starts with the presumption that most people are healthy.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Six people aboard a medical transport aircraft that went missing on Saturday while it was travelling from Bermuda to Boston are presumed dead, according to a statement from the flight's operator.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

This move is reliant on the presumed authenticity of these new spaces.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Jando’s plea agreement makes no mention of cooperation, but it is presumed that he would be a key witness if Guzmán Salazar ever stands trial in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He said, “Excuse me. I presumed; I accept what presumption has earned me.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

An outrageous score, with an outrageous slice of luck presuming Carreras was gambling to get anything on the ball, rather than plotting that particular flightpath.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

By the end of this year, Anthropic could owe xAI as much as $10 billion, or more than xAI has generated since it was formed, presuming a May payment is included.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 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

“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