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The rule presupposes a need to restrict student access to the library.
the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject
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Democracy’s intersection with freedom presupposes that individuals within a republic would have a voice in how they are governed.
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Those on the right, presupposing that the movie is an anti-Trump document, have railed against it.
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The company's spike in valuation presupposes that a successful robotaxi business will generate profits with almost no overheads.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This presupposes that what Goode is doing can actually be called a journalistic documentary as opposed to nonfiction entertainment whose events are at least partly catalyzed by him.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
Those on the right, presupposing that the movie is an anti-Trump document, have railed against it.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
The company's spike in valuation presupposes that a successful robotaxi business will generate profits with almost no overheads.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Presuppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presuppose. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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presuppose
verb
pre·sup·pose
ˌprē-sə-ˈpōz 
: to take something to be true : suppose ahead of time
the book presupposes its readers will know something about the subject
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