as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt
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Campaign events featuring Obama in New York City and Los Angeles when President Biden was the presumptive nominee broke fundraising records at the time.
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April Rubin, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
But at the time, neither presidential hopeful had been declared their respective party’s presumptive nominee.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
When President Joe Biden was the presumptive Democratic nominee, a Teamsters straw poll taken in the spring and summer found rank-and-file members backed Biden 44%-37% over Trump, according to the union.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
In the poll, taken just before the Fourth of July, when Biden was the presumptive Democratic nominee, 84% of Democrats were hopeful about the future − a percentage that jumped nine points, to 93%, when the same question was asked two months later, after Harris had become the nominee.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
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April Rubin, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
But at the time, neither presidential hopeful had been declared their respective party’s presumptive nominee.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
When President Joe Biden was the presumptive Democratic nominee, a Teamsters straw poll taken in the spring and summer found rank-and-file members backed Biden 44%-37% over Trump, according to the union.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
In the poll, taken just before the Fourth of July, when Biden was the presumptive Democratic nominee, 84% of Democrats were hopeful about the future − a percentage that jumped nine points, to 93%, when the same question was asked two months later, after Harris had become the nominee.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
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