presumable
Americanadjective
adjective
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The presumable source of that $700,000 was the alleged income Santos received from the Devolder Organization.
From Slate • May 10, 2023
One presumable motivation behind Jonathan Lee’s fourth novel, “The Great Mistake,” is that Green has not been remembered.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021
Apparently, no one had had the foresight, time or space to deal with that presumable detail.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2020
The elements of the novel and something of its daffiness are here, though new paths open the way to a presumable second season.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2020
The younger officer saw him before he could step into the office, and Sergeant Waller knew it—knew too, with the quickness of thought, that he had heard of Fred's disappearance and presumable crime.
From Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains by King, Charles
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