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something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the presumption of innocence
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Recent Examples of presumptions
The letter makes presumptions about herbicides and pesticides that do not line up with its proposal outlined on a website detailing the training center project, the statement said.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
But, once again, some presumptions were made by the auditors.
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Grande has never been the type to ignore the whispers and presumptions that have accompanied her life in the public eye.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
Hathaway opened up about the presumptions people have made about her to Elle.
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Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Ruben does little to dissuade Niall’s presumptions.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2026
ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.
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Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
16 Jan. 2026
The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
But, once again, some presumptions were made by the auditors.
—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Grande has never been the type to ignore the whispers and presumptions that have accompanied her life in the public eye.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
Hathaway opened up about the presumptions people have made about her to Elle.
—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Ruben does little to dissuade Niall’s presumptions.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2026
ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.
—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
16 Jan. 2026
The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptions
assumptions
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The second question is cost behavior, meaning what the bill does when tool calls double and when agent volume falls short of the vendor’s assumptions.
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Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.
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“Presumptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptions. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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