presumption
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No synopsis of the action is offered in the printed program, and Mr. Millepied’s presumption that his audience is aware of the tragedy’s plot seems reasonable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 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
The team at Bournemouth University have applied to Historic England for a grant to excavate the timbers on the presumption it is part of the protected wreck.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 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
In the same sense that our judicial system presumes us to be innocent until proved guilty, a medical-care system may work best if it starts with the presumption that most people are healthy.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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