general presumption

Frequency: 7.210.5 per million words

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.