presumptuous

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Jonathan Paquin, a political science professor at Canada's Universite Laval, told AFP: "The American administration was undoubtedly presumptuous in believing it held all the cards."

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

You can offer to send a Calendly link but sending one out in the first outreach is a bit presumptuous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

It’s presumptuous of me to think he doesn’t have the money for that book.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

"I think it would be presumptuous to say that, okay, now we are doomed here in the Nordics because one company has failed," she argues.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

Molly holds her breath, her heart thumping, aware that she’s being presumptuous, if not downright rude.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline