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“When first responders arrived, there were two people hanging from the apartment window and three on the ground, one of which I presume was Mr. Jackson,” White said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

It is unclear exactly how the sculpture came to be in the Cotswolds, but the family presume it was bought at auction by an ancestor in the mid 1900s.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

I’m going to presume we get it done on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“You have been in America, I presume, Madame?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

Unified budget presumes those costs will go down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

She’s scheduled to play doubles with her sister Venus in Cincinnati, and if that goes well, one presumes we’ll see them pair again in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

That she presumes such ineptitude and desperation among her legions of users does not bode well.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

It’s paradoxical that an ordinary man like Nemur presumes to devote himself to making other people geniuses.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Theron, who starred this year in presumed best picture frontrunner “The Odyssey,” and Domingo, who appeared in “Disclosure Day” and “Michael,” stole the red carpet spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

He had been listed as AWOL, presumed dead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

During the process, those undergoing registration will be presumed to be living legally in Kenya.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

He presumed that the partners wanted him to come work for them, eventually.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

He added that journalists were "presuming I had something I didn't have", but said "I had something far more serious."

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 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