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something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the presumption of innocence
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Recent Examples of presumptions
ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Social engineering is rife with gender presumptions, said Karl Sigler, senior security manager at Trustwave SpiderLabs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026
Even the Boston Police Department had already issued a press statement, written by still another shady cop from Canton, declaring Karen Read guilty as charged – no presumptions of innocence in Norfolk County.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
And helping Kyiv get these systems will necessitate that NATO change its presumptions and priorities.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
These presumptions are not conclusive and may be overcome by evidence that physical presence, even if for more than nine months during the tax year, was merely for a temporary or transitory purpose.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Without an indictment, and the evidence supporting it, we're left with little more than presumptions.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
This group, a key driving force in the success of today's economy, should not be ignored, let alone scoffed at based on a series of cartoonish delusions and misplaced presumptions.
—Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Social engineering is rife with gender presumptions, said Karl Sigler, senior security manager at Trustwave SpiderLabs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026
Even the Boston Police Department had already issued a press statement, written by still another shady cop from Canton, declaring Karen Read guilty as charged – no presumptions of innocence in Norfolk County.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
And helping Kyiv get these systems will necessitate that NATO change its presumptions and priorities.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
These presumptions are not conclusive and may be overcome by evidence that physical presence, even if for more than nine months during the tax year, was merely for a temporary or transitory purpose.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Without an indictment, and the evidence supporting it, we're left with little more than presumptions.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
This group, a key driving force in the success of today's economy, should not be ignored, let alone scoffed at based on a series of cartoonish delusions and misplaced presumptions.
—Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptions
assumptions
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As mentioned at the start of this discussion, the usual assumptions are that either the user tells the AI to do so, or the AI opts to proceed in that direction due to being shaped by AI makers toward exercising sycophancy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Review focuses on fundamental safety aspects The review focuses on fundamental safety aspects such as design assumptions, fulfilment of key safety functions, defence-in-depth, protection against internal and external hazards, and emergency preparedness.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Presumptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptions. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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