as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee
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Following the Qianlong Garden, museum officials said Yangxindian (Hall of Mental Cultivation), the residence and administrative office for Qing emperors, is also expected to reopen this year after completing restoration work that started in 2018.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Darbin Wofford, deputy director of health care for the centrist Democratic group Third Way, said even if there’s an agreement that reopens the government without a subsidy extension, Republicans already own the consequences.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Before Hamilton assumed the role in 2004, Robert Linn served as the GOP mayor from 1946 to 2004.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Whether out of unconscious sexism, his infatuation with her, or both, Lee was catastrophically wrong in assuming that Betty Jo was an innocent victim in the Washberg affair.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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At least nine people are believed to have been killed on the ground, including a child, in addition to the plane's three crew members who are presumed to be dead, according to authorities.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Following Kemp's withdrawal from the running, Greene, 51, was presumed by many to be eyeing the seat.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Family told the Tampa Bay Times that no one believed her, and a police report was never filed.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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In what is believed to be the first of its kind at a major art museum, the Fondation Beyeler has appointed Swiss academic Rahel Kesselring as its inaugural botanical curator.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Not that there’s a direct cause and effect between botched screens and not knowing where you’re supposed to line up shortly after them, but the point is that far too often this season, the Packers have looked disheveled or inept on offense, given their talent on that side of the ball.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The child is not supposed to die before the parent.—
Louis Casiano , Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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