presuppositions

noun

plural of presupposition
as in assumptions
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning the cynic's presupposition that everyone acts out of purely selfish motives

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assumptions
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  • Li said conducting the study in that timeline was based on assumptions RT made about the success of a citizen ballot measure and the timing of a Caltrans project that have both since fallen through.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This also means assumptions and perception, rather than reality, will often win out.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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