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The rule presupposes a need to restrict student access to the library.
the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject
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More evidence would be needed to be confident about that idea, however—particularly because this hypothesis contradicts the cosmological principle, which presupposes the homogeneity of the universe.
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Florian Freistetter, Scientific American, 11 July 2024
But the only framework that presupposes such an absurd scale of military spending is inevitably an autocracy; ideological support has been furnished by Putin’s concept of Russia’s special mission, its special path, its special cultural code, and the special role of its orthodoxy.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
That’s because the conversation presupposes that Biden might not be up to the task.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Investments that presuppose and fund such support in advance will contribute the most to achieving that goal.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
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Florian Freistetter, Scientific American, 11 July 2024
But the only framework that presupposes such an absurd scale of military spending is inevitably an autocracy; ideological support has been furnished by Putin’s concept of Russia’s special mission, its special path, its special cultural code, and the special role of its orthodoxy.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
That’s because the conversation presupposes that Biden might not be up to the task.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Investments that presuppose and fund such support in advance will contribute the most to achieving that goal.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for presuppose
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“Presuppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presuppose. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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presuppose
verb
pre·sup·pose
ˌprē-sə-ˈpōz 
: to take something to be true : suppose ahead of time
the book presupposes its readers will know something about the subject
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