- present participle of presume.
presuming
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Greenspan, who retired just before disaster struck, acknowledged to Congress in late 2008 that he had "made a mistake" in presuming companies were best positioned to protect themselves and their shareholders without government oversight.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
And that’s presuming you do make it to the Taj Mahal.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
But investors are already presuming a lot of success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
Humans are constantly revising their assessments of other beings’ intelligence while arrogantly presuming our superior sentience, with the world’s billionaires placing themselves above everyone else.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025
Baird was thinking about the question of whether Reggie— presuming he was, in fact texting—should have known his behavior was reckless.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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