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presumptive

[pri-zuhmp-tiv] / prɪˈzʌmp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
assumptive
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Maine’s Graham Platner, the party’s presumptive nominee for U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

British Columbia health officer Bonnie Henry said the person's test came back as a presumptive positive on Friday, meaning that it still remains to be confirmed by a national microbiology lab.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

One of the oldest laws of parentage is the “marital presumption,” which automatically establishes a birth mother’s husband as the presumptive legal father, even if he is not a biological parent.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

He leads the field, with presumptive nominees Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor, at 17%, and current Fed governor Christopher Waller at 15%.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

And this touches me, somehow, even more than the presumptive lie about his assets: that this place he has described as so morbidly dysfunctional could amount to a real and compelling human community.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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