presumed
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Three were pulled from the water; one remains missing and is presumed dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
As the search continued for the 86 people presumed missing, coast guard, military personnel and local responders were working to tamp down the thick smoke billowing from the ferry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
This move is reliant on the presumed authenticity of these new spaces.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
"The apology to me means I'm no longer presumed guilty of something I didn't do, because I didn't give him away. He was taken," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He—Strange the dreamer, junior librarian—had marched into the Chrysopoesium, brandishing a book of fairy tales, and presumed to share his insights on the deepest mystery of alchemy.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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