presumes
- present tense form of presume (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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One presumes he’s smart enough not to take anything for granted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Hopefully, it’s not as bad as that worst-case scenario presumes.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
Iran’s central bank, one presumes, injected foreign currency into the black market to prop up the rial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
And that presumes the published NAVs represent current reality; most NAVs are as of Dec. 31, and much has happened since then.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
It’s paradoxical that an ordinary man like Nemur presumes to devote himself to making other people geniuses.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
