presumed
Example Sentences
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In Nepal, a missing person is only presumed dead after 12 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
Borza spent 20 years championing nearly every effort to memorialize the passengers and crew members who stormed the cockpit, preventing the hijackers from reaching Washington, D.C., and their presumed target, the Capitol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
“You have presumed upon my good offices and then deceived me. Now, I am going to have you arrested.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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