presume

It essentially means that judges must presume that the government — whether it be federal prosecutors, an IRS auditor or an FBI agent — did their jobs according to the rules and in good faith.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

You are middle-aged and appear to have substantial assets in the form of real estate and, I presume, significant retirement funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

"I can only presume it was probably because their road was cut off because they live out in the countryside."

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

But for unions that fall below it, the standard is simple: Win majority support from the people you claim to represent or don’t presume to represent them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

One presumes he’s smart enough not to take anything for granted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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

“So the aristocrat presumes to lecture us about equality,” he said.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Both Bunney and McLaren added that it is important not to touch a jellyfish when it is washed up on a beach as it can still sting, even when presumed dead.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

A third U.S. service member in Jordan is missing and presumed dead, and a fourth was killed during the detonation of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq on Saturday.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

The department is continuing to investigate what caused the boat to capsize, and to search for the two passengers who remain missing and are presumed dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

He declined to say who was the presumed target of the blast, but several sources have said it was Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, who is a permanent resident of Monaco and has acquired Cypriot nationality.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

He—Strange the dreamer, junior librarian—had marched into the Chrysopoesium, brandishing a book of fairy tales, and presumed to share his insights on the deepest mystery of alchemy.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

By the end of this year, Anthropic could owe xAI as much as $10 billion, or more than xAI has generated since it was formed, presuming a May payment is included.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 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

Rasmussen said he left the meeting with Vance and Rubio presuming the Trump administration understood the island wouldn’t become part of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 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