presume
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I’m going to presume we get it done on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Beyond that, the question seems to presume that the team would favour Leclerc emotionally.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
I won’t presume to answer that; probably not much.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
You are middle-aged and appear to have substantial assets in the form of real estate and, I presume, significant retirement funds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
But such ignoble enticements were less a factor than many critics might presume.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The city’s fiscal 2026-27 budget already presumes the ticket price increase will go into effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hopefully, it’s not as bad as that worst-case scenario presumes.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
Indexing presumes general market efficiency: The counterparty to an active seller is an active buyer; both are confident, well-staffed and diligent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
And that presumes the published NAVs represent current reality; most NAVs are as of Dec. 31, and much has happened since then.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
“Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK. A girl of ten, you say, and she presumes to scold her lawful king.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Three were pulled from the water; one remains missing and is presumed dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
During the process, those undergoing registration will be presumed to be living legally in Kenya.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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
Tex John Smith was presumed to be prospecting for gold somewhere in Alaska—though lawmen, despite great effort, had been unable to locate him.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
She believes part of that is often down to people presuming she is straight because of her age.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Greenspan, who retired just before disaster struck, acknowledged to Congress in late 2008 that he had "made a mistake" in presuming companies were best positioned to protect themselves and their shareholders without government oversight.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
That’s presuming the U.S. team — a 60-1 longshot — does the improbable and wins the final.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
But investors are already presuming a lot of success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Accounting for Air Days and presuming 90 kilometers of travel per sol, I should arrive on Sol 498.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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