presumptive

The teen is the first presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu in Canada.

The first time we heard our daughter’s anti-Trump rant earlier in the year, around the time VP Harris became the presumptive nominee, we laughed, not knowing where it came from.

He finally got his chance last December at the Holiday Bowl, where he threw for six touchdowns, securing his place as the presumptive starter for the following season.

In some states, early voting started less than two months after Kamala Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee.

Those factors still dominate in the halls of power, but in the stories we tell, they’re no longer the presumptive starting point.