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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That commitment to secrecy grew even stronger when, this past July, Harris became the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee.
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Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
That poll from The Times and Siena College, released Tuesday, found Harris leading Trump nationally for the first time since President Joe Biden dropped out of the election as the presumptive Democratic nominee in mid-July.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Campaign events featuring Obama in New York City and Los Angeles when President Biden was the presumptive nominee broke fundraising records at the time.
—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
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Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
That poll from The Times and Siena College, released Tuesday, found Harris leading Trump nationally for the first time since President Joe Biden dropped out of the election as the presumptive Democratic nominee in mid-July.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Campaign events featuring Obama in New York City and Los Angeles when President Biden was the presumptive nominee broke fundraising records at the time.
—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
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The only plausible way Europe can achieve what the authors lay out is by turning the European Union into a supranational empire, with all the resultant repressions that come from creating such an entity.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Thin Line Self-government implies a plausible connection between the governing and the governed—an authentic dialogue that allows for dispute and informs deliberation.Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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While there have been no credible claims of fraud contributing to Donald Trump’s victory last week and the vote does not appear to have even been close, the election was marred by foreign interference, a commonplace occurrence in every U.S. election since 2016.Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division continues to ask for the public’s assistance and is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for credible information that leads to Mischa Johnson’s recovery.Anna Turning, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Second, Schipper said, the probable trifecta of controlling the presidency and both chambers of Congress further increases the likelihood that Trump can enact his fiscal agenda.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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Independent of the probable timeline for making repairs to Tropicana Field, it can't be used as an outdoor venue either, because the stadium was not engineered to drain rainwater away from the field.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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