Example Sentences

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A body, presumed to be hers, was found on farmland near the town of Fleurance on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This” “It’s a coin toss between presumed front-runners Jean Smart and Lisa Kudrow, with Elle Fanning from ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ a scrappy spoiler in a strong field of candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“What we don’t know is how much of this preference is meant as a counterweight to incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s presumed dovish bias,” LeBas said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Demand is presumed so reliable that the inability to meet it is punished.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The dead were not yet present, the absent were presumed alive.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan