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presumptions

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something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning the presumption of innocence

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Recent Examples of presumptions Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 The letter makes presumptions about herbicides and pesticides that do not line up with its proposal outlined on a website detailing the training center project, the statement said. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 But, once again, some presumptions were made by the auditors. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Grande has never been the type to ignore the whispers and presumptions that have accompanied her life in the public eye. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2026 Hathaway opened up about the presumptions people have made about her to Elle. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Ruben does little to dissuade Niall’s presumptions. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026 This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages. — News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026 ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court. — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026

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These outsiders, like executives or academics from different fields, offer crucial external perspectives, unburdened by internal assumptions or politics.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The company says that mission demonstrated that data center-grade computing hardware could operate in orbit, where conventional assumptions about cooling, radiation and power management no longer apply.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

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