as in assumption
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the cynic's presupposition that everyone acts out of purely selfish motives
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The assumption is that the Best Music Festival will provide the best music, but the title mainly means that the festival was put together by Best Video, the landmark video store and cultural center in Hamden.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025 -
At the midpoint, the capex assumptions exceeded the $5.11 billion expected.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Keep reading to dive into the infamous true crime case, including what investigators believe happened, the theories surrounding the murders and the latest developments in DNA technology that could help solve them.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The class will draw on the reinstallation of the museum’s North Wing, 15th to 16th-century history and the theory behind art collection.—
Violet Bucaro,
AZCentral.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Presupposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposition. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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