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presumptively

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“Workplace requirements and selection procedures—such as background checks, aptitude tests, knowledge-based tests, SAT scores, high-school graduation requirements, or blind auditions—are presumptively job-related.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Philadelphia National Bank External link, which said that mergers between rivals that create a firm with more than a 30% market share are presumptively illegal under the Clayton Act, Section 7 External link.

From Barron's Dec. 8, 2025

One of the hallmarks of the criminal justice system is that the proceedings are presumptively public.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2024

"Modern doctrine," he said, "treats sex discrimination as presumptively unconstitutional."

From Salon Aug. 10, 2024

Greater than Theology, because it teaches man to know himself, instead of  presumptively speculating upon gods and dogmas.

From How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony by Windsor, William