as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee
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The Royal Farms will be closed until further notice, the department said.—
Shaela Foster,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Groton police officers and firefighters from the Submarine Base Fire Department responded and confirmed that the roof was engulfed in flames, McCarthy said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to public filings with the UK’s corporate register, Runge, a German citizen, assumed the role at the end of last month after departing Interview Magazine.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the latest entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mackie assumes the role as the titular hero, taking over from Chris Evans, whose character Steve Rogers passed the shield to Mackie’s Sam Wilson at the end of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Karla Sofía Gascón, as many might have already presumed, is not expected to attend the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony on Sunday night.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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The show at Hauser & Wirth also includes 10 works described as paintings, which presumes an elastic definition of what a painting is.—
Deborah Solomon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Police suspect Richard to be responsible, and no one believes his story except Karen – a fellow teenage outsider.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some experts believe your body compensates for the missing hydration by producing excess oil in response—though research on this connection is still evolving.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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This wasn't supposed to happen, with President Trump tossing out Biden-era regulations — and regulators — like cigarette butts on a country road.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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By the cold math of the justice system, Rhodes was not supposed to be there.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Feb. 2025
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