presume

Don’t presume to know what she wants or what she would be comfortable giving financially.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Beyond that, the question seems to presume that the team would favour Leclerc emotionally.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

I won’t presume to answer that; probably not much.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

“On this combined firm market share alone, the Court is persuaded that it can presume the proposed merger is likely to violate antitrust laws,” the judge wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

‘But I presume he’ll be bringing her-with him.’

From "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne

The city’s fiscal 2026-27 budget already presumes the ticket price increase will go into effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It presumes states already have adequate initial-attack capacity of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Hopefully, it’s not as bad as that worst-case scenario presumes.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

And that presumes the published NAVs represent current reality; most NAVs are as of Dec. 31, and much has happened since then.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

In the same sense that our judicial system presumes us to be innocent until proved guilty, a medical-care system may work best if it starts with the presumption that most people are healthy.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

During a Thursday appearance at the Bloomberg News Screentime media conference in Hollywood, Bloys declined to discuss his presumed new role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

I presumed that the family might sell at some point in the not-too-distant future, if only to deal with potential estate issues, as Peter Angelos was 93.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

As the search continued for the 86 people presumed missing, coast guard, military personnel and local responders were working to tamp down the thick smoke billowing from the ferry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

This move is reliant on the presumed authenticity of these new spaces.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Adah said carefully,“I think Mother has presumed him dead for a long time already.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

An outrageous score, with an outrageous slice of luck presuming Carreras was gambling to get anything on the ball, rather than plotting that particular flightpath.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Some investors like to speculate about potential additions — presuming that stocks tabbed to join the S&P 500 will get short-term boosts as funds tracking the index will be forced to take positions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Greenspan, who retired just before disaster struck, acknowledged to Congress in late 2008 that he had "made a mistake" in presuming companies were best positioned to protect themselves and their shareholders without government oversight.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Videos captured people murmuring confusedly, presuming technical difficulties, before the truth dawned on the crowd that pyrotechnics would not be forthcoming.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

Baird was thinking about the question of whether Reggie— presuming he was, in fact texting—should have known his behavior was reckless.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel