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presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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Hurley has succeeded at Connecticut with a manic level of intensity – toward his players, toward the referees, presumably toward people surrounding the program – that works with college kids for a 35-game season, largely because everyone in the program understands who the ruler is.
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 6 June 2024
Another pretty boy in a tux, Madonna’s date presumably, foots the bill for the festivities with stacks of cash stuffed in his lapel.
—Hazlitt, 5 June 2024
The photo shows a close-up of a black T-shirt — presumably being worn by Musgraves — that features the singer's hilariously self-deprecating reply to a rude comment written about her on X (formerly Twitter) in 2019.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finished its safety investigation into the third flight, finding no critical issues as far as public safety is concerned; this presumably opens the door to the issuance of the FAA’s next Starship launch license.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 31 May 2024
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 6 June 2024
Another pretty boy in a tux, Madonna’s date presumably, foots the bill for the festivities with stacks of cash stuffed in his lapel.
—Hazlitt, 5 June 2024
The photo shows a close-up of a black T-shirt — presumably being worn by Musgraves — that features the singer's hilariously self-deprecating reply to a rude comment written about her on X (formerly Twitter) in 2019.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finished its safety investigation into the third flight, finding no critical issues as far as public safety is concerned; this presumably opens the door to the issuance of the FAA’s next Starship launch license.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 31 May 2024
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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presumably
adverb
pre·sum·ably
pri-ˈzü-mə-blē 
: one would presume : it seems likely : probably
presumably he'll come later
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