presume

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

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Under the current law, judges must presume mental illness was a factor if a defendant with a legitimate diagnosis seeks diversion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

"If we presume no young men or boys want to read, and we don't give them access to books, then they won't read."

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Still, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and other entrepreneurs shouldn’t presume that people of superior virtue will always be in charge and can be counted on to do the right thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

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

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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

“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

His lawyer said the ex-champion "need not prove one thing" and that he is "presumed innocent".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

We’re presumed to be coldhearted tyrants who spend too much money on gear and private coaches and daydream about DI scholarships that will never come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Rather than relying only on the size, anatomy or presumed hunting abilities of extinct animals, researchers can use the marks left on bones to identify signs of actual feeding or attacks.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Authorities are attempting to make contact with 14 people whom they have failed to reach by cell phone but are not yet presumed missing, Sheriff John Nowels told a press conference Monday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Maeterlinck and Marais wrote best-selling books on the presumed soul that must exist somewhere in the nests of ants and termites.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

When he pictured his wife having to make such plans, presuming him to be dead, his heart raged.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers