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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

I did not want to presume too much, did not want to offend her or embarrass myself.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Unified budget presumes those costs will go down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

She’s scheduled to play doubles with her sister Venus in Cincinnati, and if that goes well, one presumes we’ll see them pair again in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

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

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

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

The reasoning behind the rule is not pernicious: the lawmakers presumed that a prison visit would negatively affect the sensitive psyches of children.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

That’s presuming the U.S. team — a 60-1 longshot — does the improbable and wins the final.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

He added that journalists were "presuming I had something I didn't have", but said "I had something far more serious."

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 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