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presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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Neither has pursued a biometric solution that would presumably definitively prove a user is human.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There are, no doubt, a number of ways to voice your displeasure to a wider audience online, but that will neither restore the status quo ante nor get you an apology — which is presumably the goal.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
For the foreseeable future, rap’s crown now resides in the West, where Kendrick’s focus this year will be presumably on his cousin and pgLang labelmate Baby Keem.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2026
Newsom was given two speaking slots, presumably to inform international movers and shakers about California’s golden investment opportunities.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There are, no doubt, a number of ways to voice your displeasure to a wider audience online, but that will neither restore the status quo ante nor get you an apology — which is presumably the goal.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
For the foreseeable future, rap’s crown now resides in the West, where Kendrick’s focus this year will be presumably on his cousin and pgLang labelmate Baby Keem.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2026
Newsom was given two speaking slots, presumably to inform international movers and shakers about California’s golden investment opportunities.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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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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