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Recent Examples of presuppose This presupposes a whole number of other technologies, some of which were fairly esoteric prior to the AI boom; for example, digital twins and synthetic data. Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 For one thing, the argument for a near-term action against Taiwan presupposes a deadline that Xi has not actually set, conflating military modernization goals with a timeline for using force. Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2022 What The Last of Us Season Two presupposes is, maybe something is going to change that? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025 Put differently, the kidnappings presuppose a collective enemy without individual faces or humanity. Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for presuppose
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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
  • 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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  • Allegations involving Thompson were made with the Newport Beach Police Department and the California Medical Board more than a year before his arrest, the master complaint says, and the lawsuit alleges that men reported Thompson’s conduct to other Hoag physicians.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 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
Verb
  • 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
  • The Iguana is presumed retired, having not made a peep in over a year.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash, police said.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • With the adoption of AI for more of the routine work of accounting, Auden believes accountants must develop their communication skills to effectively interpret the data for the business.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 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
  • Her answer was presumably supposed to justify her vote.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • In dialogue with feminist visual traditions—think Jo Spence and Ana Mendieta—Brontē’s project carves its own terrain.
    Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 July 2025
  • Lucy Blakiston used to think working in media meant living a glitzy life wearing kitten heels, getting her nails done and working from chic offices.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 7 July 2025

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“Presuppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presuppose. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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