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Recent Examples of presumptive As the incumbent, the veteran politician was the presumptive Democratic nominee, clinching enough delegates in March, and locked in a tight race with former President Donald Trump. Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 The likelihood of each candidate winning the election has fluctuated in Silver's model since Harris became the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee in July. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 But after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, polling began to show those states returning to margins that would be expected for a Democrat’s performance there. Jared Gans, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024 When Harris became the presumptive nominee on July 22 through October 1, which included improving odds and becoming the favorite to win, the S&P 500 rose 2.6%. Bill Stone, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for presumptive 
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Adjective
  • Both the majority and the dissenters advance plausible arguments regarding the legality of Southern’s pricing practices under the RPA.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This spiraled into a multi-stage interrogation of three other brothers where a plausible story was developed.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Others identified for deportation are serving prison terms, or have received a reprieve or deferral from an immigration judge due to a medical condition, a credible persecution threat or another extenuating factor.
    Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Between 1850 and 2004, 51 credible tsunamis were recorded in San Francisco Bay, according to 2004 research led by Lori Dengler, a professor emeritus at Cal Poly Humboldt.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The autopsy revealed the woman's cause of death was asphyxia caused by strangulation and probable smothering.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Members of thousands of families went into that war, and, in spite of mismanagement in camp and in field, many more of them returned to their homes than seemed probable at the outset of hostilities.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024

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