prima facie
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To them, Hargitay was, prima facie, the least challenging choice amid polarizing comedians and a shrinking roster of late-night hosts.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Under Batson, the first step asks whether the defendant has made a prima facie showing of discrimination.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
Sherborne said this was "prima facie" evidence of phone hacking, to which Dacre responded by saying it was only "evidence" Miskiw was "desperately trying to get work out" of the paper.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Every person born in the country,” wrote Bates in late November 1862, “is, at the moment of birth, prima facie a citizen…without any reference to race or color, or any other accidental circumstance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2025
Cunning iz not an evidence ov wisdom, but iz prima facie evidence ov the want of it.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
