presumption
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The presumption of the policy is that accused teachers would be reassigned to their home, not to teach a new group of students.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
She wrought real reputational harms and wrecked the presumption of regularity to the point where judges are now just saying: I just assume you lie all the time.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
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
The presumption has been, either that thinking comes naturally, or that the required intellectual tools for thinking about natural science had all been developed by the ancient Greeks.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing presumption
The Story of My Life
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