on the presumption that
idiom
: believing that
Thousands of people used this drug on the presumption that it was safe.
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However, this model is built on the presumption that dark energy, represented by the Greek letter lambda (Λ), is constant over time.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
For decades, big-budget advertising has operated on the presumption that consumers will tolerate interruptions in exchange for content.
—James Nord, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Congress, moreover, has enacted a wide range of laws on the presumption that many enforcement proceedings may be brought before administrative law judges and not juries.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2024
Her real-life smile improves on the awful, cartoony The Princess and the Frog (2009): That was Disney’s first black-exploitation cartoon, made on the presumption that viewers need mirror images of themselves — even cartoon images with ersatz musical stylings.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 May 2023
No grand strategy can be built on the presumption that military intervention is mostly an erroneous activity of yesteryear, rather than an enduring feature of U.S. foreign policy.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
The Arizona Public Service Co. is wooing customers with information about the benefits of smart meters rather than depending on the presumption that new is always improved.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2011
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
For decades, big-budget advertising has operated on the presumption that consumers will tolerate interruptions in exchange for content.
—James Nord, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Congress, moreover, has enacted a wide range of laws on the presumption that many enforcement proceedings may be brought before administrative law judges and not juries.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2024
Her real-life smile improves on the awful, cartoony The Princess and the Frog (2009): That was Disney’s first black-exploitation cartoon, made on the presumption that viewers need mirror images of themselves — even cartoon images with ersatz musical stylings.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 May 2023
No grand strategy can be built on the presumption that military intervention is mostly an erroneous activity of yesteryear, rather than an enduring feature of U.S. foreign policy.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
The Arizona Public Service Co. is wooing customers with information about the benefits of smart meters rather than depending on the presumption that new is always improved.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2011
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