general presumption
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Refers to a widely held belief or assumption.
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- There is a general presumption that fatty foods are bad for your heart.
- The general presumption is that people will act in their own self-interest.
- We operate under the general presumption that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
- This study challenges the general presumption about the effectiveness of the old method.
- Despite the general presumption of privacy, data breaches are becoming more common.
- The general presumption in the community was that the project would succeed.
- It's a general presumption that technology will always improve our lives.
- The lawyer tried to overturn the general presumption of the client's guilt.
- A general presumption often leads to oversimplification of complex issues.
- His argument was based on a general presumption rather than concrete evidence.