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

Jerry West claims he’s not so presumptuous as to assume his image is depicted on one of the most recognizable emblems in sports: the NBA logo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024

Later, after the brittle splinter of shattering glass, Susan said she knew he didn’t mean to flirt but he must understand that people were horribly presumptuous and the gossip here was vicious, just vicious.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie