presumptively
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In their inspection, agency officials also found the farm’s cheese had recently tested presumptively positive for pathogens even after 60 days, showing the limitations of its aging process.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Workplace requirements and selection procedures—such as background checks, aptitude tests, knowledge-based tests, SAT scores, high-school graduation requirements, or blind auditions—are presumptively job-related.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Philadelphia National Bank External link, which said that mergers between rivals that create a firm with more than a 30% market share are presumptively illegal under the Clayton Act, Section 7 External link.
From Barron's ● Dec. 8, 2025
Most hearings are presumptively open to the public, but observers still routinely have access blocked, and unlike other court processes, there’s no public docket to view documents or the respondents, the immigration equivalent of defendants.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2025
It was argued ingeniously that since they were abroad in violation of the embargo, they were not bona fide American vessels, but presumptively British, and therefore subject to capture.
From Union and Democracy by Allen Johnson
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