presumptuous
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"I think it would be pretty presumptuous to have a menu in your head before you actually win the tournament," said the Northern Irishman.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Jonathan Paquin, a political science professor at Canada's Universite Laval, told AFP: "The American administration was undoubtedly presumptuous in believing it held all the cards."
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Is it presumptuous to say that an actor has an Oscar in the bag two weeks before the ceremony?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
You can offer to send a Calendly link but sending one out in the first outreach is a bit presumptuous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Neither do I wish that it be thought presumptuous if a man of low and inferior social condition dares to examine and lay down rules for the governance of princes.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Great Gatsby
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