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presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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The comment was notable because presumably Clark wouldn’t have advance knowledge of a forthcoming legal action.
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Air Jordan 11’s traditional patent leather mudguard is replaced with shiny gray gradient leather, which is presumably a nod to the satin material found on souvenir jackets, while the pre-yellowed outsole features another reference notating Michael Jordan’s championship wins.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
And even though the suspect is accused of plotting the hotel attack and a second terrorist strike, and of personally killing five people in a third attack, the first-degree murder law he’s charged under also covers accidental, presumably non-violent deaths.
—John Annese, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
In the urbanized tier — generally the area south of Interstate 8 — infrastructure and public facilities capacity was, presumably, amply available.
—Nico Calavita, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Air Jordan 11’s traditional patent leather mudguard is replaced with shiny gray gradient leather, which is presumably a nod to the satin material found on souvenir jackets, while the pre-yellowed outsole features another reference notating Michael Jordan’s championship wins.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
And even though the suspect is accused of plotting the hotel attack and a second terrorist strike, and of personally killing five people in a third attack, the first-degree murder law he’s charged under also covers accidental, presumably non-violent deaths.
—John Annese, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
In the urbanized tier — generally the area south of Interstate 8 — infrastructure and public facilities capacity was, presumably, amply available.
—Nico Calavita, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 25 Feb. 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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