presumption
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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
However, in 1790, if one wished to talk about “the great collaboration,” the presumption would have been that one was referring to Madison and Hamilton.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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