presumed
Example Sentences
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Artists are presumed to underprice their tickets because they don’t want to be seen gouging their fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rather than relying only on the size, anatomy or presumed hunting abilities of extinct animals, researchers can use the marks left on bones to identify signs of actual feeding or attacks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Authorities are attempting to make contact with 14 people whom they have failed to reach by cell phone but are not yet presumed missing, Sheriff John Nowels told a press conference Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Both Bunney and McLaren added that it is important not to touch a jellyfish when it is washed up on a beach as it can still sting, even when presumed dead.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Though some of these personnel were probably on coastal patrol and other duties, it can be presumed that the vast majority were trainees, killed without ever seeing a combat theater.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
