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presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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By law, governors serve 14-year terms and can only be removed for cause, presumably related to performance and actions in office.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The concern expressed is that people are turning to AI for mental health advice and do not realize that (presumably) AI is unsuitable for that purpose.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And whom, presumably, paid rather well.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
What’s really happening, of course, is a sudden onset of Tourette’s, presumably exacerbated by mounting stress both at home and at school.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The concern expressed is that people are turning to AI for mental health advice and do not realize that (presumably) AI is unsuitable for that purpose.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And whom, presumably, paid rather well.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
What’s really happening, of course, is a sudden onset of Tourette’s, presumably exacerbated by mounting stress both at home and at school.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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