presumption
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The "presumption" will be that offenders are tagged and will face longer periods of supervision and tough new rules including "restriction zones", Burnham said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Halstead was disappointed: “The fact of the convention was the defeat of Seward rather than the nomination of Lincoln. It was the triumph of a presumption of availability over pre-eminence in intellect and unrivaled fame.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In that case, Judge Paula Xinis, a President Barack Obama appointee, criticized the government, saying, “You have taken the presumption of regularity, and you’ve destroyed it.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
We expect up to 6,000 offenders to benefit from the scheme as it comes into force in September and in practice governors are under a presumption to release inmates.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Let me be rightly understood. This match, to which you have the presumption to aspire, can never take place. No, never. Mr. Darcy is engaged to my daughter. Now what have you to say?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
So it's perhaps no surprise that now he appears to have at least an outside chance of making a fist of it, he is not making any presumptions.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Viewed positively, what the American revolution did was to give the common man a voice, a veto, elbow room and a refuge from the rampaging presumptions of his ‘betters.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
We know what works: family court reform that centers safety over shared parenting presumptions; mandatory training on coercive control; limits on custody for abusive partners; strict, enforceable firearm removal; and sustained investment in survivor support.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
With this first season, Hawley has given us an excellent tale about colonization that covers space, Earth, and body sovereignty, cautioning against presumptions of superiority.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
I had discarded my presumptions that graduates automatically became leaders and that my connection to the Thembu royal house guaranteed me respect.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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