presuming
Americanadjective
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When in doubt, take your item to a reputable expert or dealer: You never want to make the mistake of presuming something isn’t silver and treating it as such.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
The SRU agreed and a deal was done, presuming there was no conflict of interest.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 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
Usually I'd be put off by a friend of Ollie's presuming to know anything about Bas, but Willem's face is too earnest not to like.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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