presumption
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Whether Reece James, John Stones and Tino Livramento are fit enough to play every four days is a big presumption, of course.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Cannon asserted that doing so here would violate “the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order,” but that is nonsense.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
A presumption that there is an undercurrent of simmering rage in day-to-day life has taken hold in ways that might have startled past generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Moira responds to her adult son’s certain presumption that parents are supposed to put their children first with a firm dismissal.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
This was the presumption in the house, at least.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Vocabulary lists containing presumption
The Story of My Life
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Silas Marner
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