presupposition

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Noun
  • The capitalist assumption that individuals should earn their livelihood through labor doesn't work anymore when machines outperform humans at both speed and cost.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • However, that was based on the assumption that the district would receive $300 million in additional funding from the state or the city, which hasn’t materialized.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • During May 15 oral arguments, none of the justices voiced support for the Trump administration’s theory that the president’s order is consistent with the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause and past Supreme Court decisions about that provision.
    Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • Under unitary executive theory, there are few exceptions to the president’s authority.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
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“Presupposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposition. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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