presumption

Example Sentences

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I've selected this team on the presumption that they are all fit and niggle-free going into the tournament.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The presumption that Dubai is a transient mirage, a Hollywood set built on sand that would unravel once the going gets tough, was no doubt shared in Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Cannon asserted that doing so here would violate “the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order,” but that is nonsense.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Moira responds to her adult son’s certain presumption that parents are supposed to put their children first with a firm dismissal.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

He was staggered now to think of his own presumption in accepting his friends’ offers to accompany him on this meandering, pointless journey.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling