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presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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That second-half image — Peterson saddled on a folding chair, a trainer massaging his leg, assistant coach Jeremy Case pacing the sideline presumably to gather some updates — provided a reminder that in a moment’s notice, this Kansas team will need to be more than Darryn Peterson.
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Sam McDowell December 7, Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
Capital crimes entail execution or exile, presumably, but the notion of state retribution seems absent from the discourse of individual defense.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
God and Ben Shapiro, presumably to draw those personalities’ younger audiences.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
That would then presumably move Greer down to the fourth line in the spot occupied by Gregor and Devine.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Sam McDowell December 7, Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
Capital crimes entail execution or exile, presumably, but the notion of state retribution seems absent from the discourse of individual defense.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
God and Ben Shapiro, presumably to draw those personalities’ younger audiences.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
That would then presumably move Greer down to the fourth line in the spot occupied by Gregor and Devine.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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presumably
adverb
pre·sum·ably
pri-ˈzü-mə-blē 
: one would presume : it seems likely : probably
presumably he'll come later
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