as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee
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Two men are dead following a shooting in Dundalk on Monday, Baltimore County Police say.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025 -
Officials say 27 campers and counselors died at Camp Mystic, including young girls from various states.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Complex Interagency Incident Management Team 9 (Gould) assumed command of the Marble Complex at 6:00 p.m. on July 5, 2025.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Experts have long assumed that the instrument had been destroyed or lost to history.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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When four top film studio musicians formed the Hollywood String Quartet in the late 1930s, its name was presumed an oxymoron.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The Iguana is presumed retired, having not made a peep in over a year.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash, police said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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In New York, the time frame was born out of political compromise and reflects what some lawmakers believed was reasonable, Rosenthal said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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However, the two have faced complications during what’s supposed to be a pretty easy process, leading them to believe the source of the problems is King Charles.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 July 2025
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Her answer was presumably supposed to justify her vote.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Hypothecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothecate. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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