presumptive
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Maine’s Graham Platner, the party’s presumptive nominee for U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
British Columbia health officer Bonnie Henry said the person's test came back as a presumptive positive on Friday, meaning that it still remains to be confirmed by a national microbiology lab.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Powell, whose term as a governor runs through early 2028, said he would keep a low profile and has no interest in acting as a shadow chair under his presumptive successor, Kevin Warsh.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
J’Onre Reed started 25 games at Syracuse the past two seasons before transferring to USC, where he entered spring practice as the presumptive starter.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
Some clusters have their galaxies arranged in an unambiguously spherical geometry; they are composed chiefly of ellipticals, often dominated by one giant elliptical, the presumptive galactic cannibal.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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