presume

You may not wish to retire, given that you both make healthy six-figure salaries and, I presume, enjoy your work.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

People in nearby villages said U.S. servicemen hadn’t been seen for the past week, leading the locals to presume the men were being kept on base for security reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Such meanings presume a cyclical view of history.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Unified budget presumes those costs will go down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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

I was trained in that tradition—you find a way, you find a pathway, and all of that presumes the legitimacy of the framework.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025

“Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK. A girl of ten, you say, and she presumes to scold her lawful king.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

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

Western Michigan’s players celebrated a presumed 12-7 victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

He presumed rightly that the country was where food came from.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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

And that’s presuming you do make it to the Taj Mahal.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

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