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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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A lot of what the government just said presupposes that this case is legally appropriate, and that the charges that were brought by the people were consistent with the laws of New York.
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There is a misconception rampant in our culture that presupposes criticism correlates to or flows from hate.
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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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Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
There is a misconception rampant in our culture that presupposes criticism correlates to or flows from hate.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Democracy’s intersection with freedom presupposes that individuals within a republic would have a voice in how they are governed.
—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
See all Example Sentences for presuppose
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“Presuppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presuppose. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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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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