presumed

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Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This” “It’s a coin toss between presumed front-runners Jean Smart and Lisa Kudrow, with Elle Fanning from ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ a scrappy spoiler in a strong field of candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“What we don’t know is how much of this preference is meant as a counterweight to incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s presumed dovish bias,” LeBas said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The authorities escalated further, arresting Audias Flores, El Mencho's presumed successor, as well as his top accountant and other lieutenants.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"I thought I had been paying monthly mooring fees and I presumed the council tax would be included in that," Polanski told broadcasters on Thursday.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The system presumed that all species had already been fixed and would not change.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman