presupposition

Example Sentences

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Library neutrality shares the classically liberal presuppositions that informed America’s founding.

From New York Times

The Trump era blew a hole through all kinds of institutional norms and presuppositions, revealing vulnerabilities and blind spots.

From New York Times

Ament said a lot of her students have come in with the presupposition that “there was an absolutely right way to do things.”

From Los Angeles Times

What happens within a group context is that groups come to the Bible with theological presuppositions.

From Salon

Students must be challenged: Can they face texts from the greatest thinkers that force them to radically call into question their presuppositions?

From Washington Post