Example Sentences
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The discovery could offer fresh hope for the families of passengers of other planes that are presumed to have crashed in the ocean, such as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A third U.S. service member in Jordan is missing and presumed dead, and a fourth was killed during the detonation of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq on Saturday.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
At the makeshift morgue at La Guaira's port, many are still waiting for the remains of their loved ones who are presumed dead.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I presumed the franchise was beyond repair, that decades of corrosive leadership had ended any hope of turning the ship around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He felt as if he had moved into a new house, opened the door to what he presumed was a small closet, and discovered an entirely new wing.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
