How to Use presumption in a Sentence

presumption

noun
  • The trial was unfair from the beginning because there was no presumption of innocence.
  • The ruling forced the SBA to drop its use of the presumption.
    Julian Mark, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But the plan also hung on the presumption that the third dose would do the trick.
    Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The presumption is that everyone feels the same way as you.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • But the presumption is that people will have to continue to take them to keep the weight off.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The presumption of innocence and the burden of proof are not just words.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN, 17 June 2023
  • The presumption of innocence failed Mr. Ofigho from the start.
    Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 6 Mar. 2020
  • The proof is not evident nor the presumption strong that Homer Jackson is guilty of the charges brought against him.
    oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2020
  • When my parents came to the US, there was no presumption that the government would take care of them.
    Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The idea that three doses will work is the presumption of Pfizer and some experts.
    The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2022
  • In most cases, there is a presumption that one bad apple spoils the bunch.
    cleveland, 4 June 2021
  • What, what is odd is there’s a presumption in some circles that the rural votes are Yes.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But neither would be able to escape the presumption of guilt.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 May 2022
  • There’s a presumption that this will be the first of two, maybe three, meetings between the two teams this season.
    Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The roots of that presumption can be found in the approach launched by Edmund Morgan about 70 years ago.
    William Hogeland, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2021
  • There is the presumption that there are big problems that haven't been disclosed.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • So that presumption can be overcome by DNA and that's what people have to do.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • So that presumption can be overcome by DNA and that's what people have to do.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
  • On the presumption that the Nuggets are the only West team in the playoffs with serious health issues, how far do the Suns go?
    Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The presumption is founded, not altogether well, on the word of a ghost.
    Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Although the law directs that the judge starts with the presumption that the owner knew how the dog was likely to act, the owner has a chance to prove that was not the case.
    Donna Engle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 May 2021
  • And the fact that having children is a choice instead of a presumption is also a good thing.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2021
  • What throws me on this is that this, or presumption that Matt Huffman, as soon as he gets elected to the House, could be the speaker.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But the presumption can fail a small number of families like the Benedicts.
    New York Times, 1 June 2022
  • The law was the first major challenge to the paternal presumption.
    Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 4 May 2021
  • There’s a presumption that doctors have a lot of leeway.
    al, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The subtyping of the neuraminidase — the N in the virus’ name — is still underway, but the presumption is that the birds and the man were infected with H5N1 viruses.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 4 May 2022
  • Spencer said at the time that the presumption of his death was the last thing any investigators wanted to do.
    James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
  • If convicted in adult court, he could be sentenced to 25 years to life with a statutory presumption of release after 25 years.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The founders did not foresee the emergence of political parties and their winner-take-all slates of electors, which make a mockery of all presumptions of virtuous choosing by a select few.
    Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024

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