Presumably
adverb
Used to say you think something is probably true, but you are not sure.
Presumably the front door was left open by accident
Often appears as...
- presumably because
- presumably since
adverb
Used to say you think something is probably true, but you are not sure.
Presumably the front door was left open by accident
Often appears as...
- presumably because
- presumably since
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Clues
Use surrounding words to determine if 'presumably' fits, as it implies uncertainty.
She's not answering her phone, presumably she's still asleep.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Guarantee
'Presumably' does not mean something is certain, just that it's a reasonable guess.
Presumably, the meeting will end before lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Suggests Bias
Using 'presumably' could reveal your expectations or bias about the situation.
He's late again, presumably because he doesn't care.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Clues
Use surrounding words to determine if 'presumably' fits, as it implies uncertainty.
She's not answering her phone, presumably she's still asleep.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Guarantee
'Presumably' does not mean something is certain, just that it's a reasonable guess.
Presumably, the meeting will end before lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Suggests Bias
Using 'presumably' could reveal your expectations or bias about the situation.
He's late again, presumably because he doesn't care.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Clues
Use surrounding words to determine if 'presumably' fits, as it implies uncertainty.
She's not answering her phone, presumably she's still asleep.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Guarantee
'Presumably' does not mean something is certain, just that it's a reasonable guess.
Presumably, the meeting will end before lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Suggests Bias
Using 'presumably' could reveal your expectations or bias about the situation.
He's late again, presumably because he doesn't care.
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Understanding Simulated...
statistically you're in the simulator one not the real one yeah yeah exactly so how do you know and it would be very hard I mean some have suggested sort of like in the matrix look for glitches like real universes don't have glitches but computers can have them but I said that which is because uh presumably a fallible entity programs that it could
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How we must respond to...
and have a lot to offer the world. Maybe they can offer blood donation, serum donation. But also other tasks, like, if you've got overwhelmed health care systems, presumably, there are kind of community health worker type tasks that people could be trained to do to relieve the pressure there, if we knew that they were effectively immune?
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Depression, the secret...
Depression is the result of a genetic vulnerability, which is presumably evenly distributed in the population, and triggering circumstances, which are likely to be more severe for people who are impoverished. And yet it turns out that if you have a really lovely life but feel miserable all the time, you think, "Why do I feel like this?
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The paradox of choice PIPE...
this incredible freedom of choice we have with respect to work, is that we have to make a decision, again and again and again, about whether we should or shouldn't be working. We can go to watch our kid play soccer, and we have our cell phone on one hip and our Blackberry on our other hip, and our laptop, presumably, on our laps.
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Steve Backshall on a...
look at it on dry land the blue ringed octopus is so named because it has flash colors which are some of the most dramatic you will ever see in the whole natural world these flash colors are used presumably to to intimidate a foe to scare away a predator that might want to be feasting on a blue ringed octopus
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At what moment are you...
presumably causing the body to simply pick up where it left off. So if we think of life not as some magical spark, but a state of incredibly complex, self-perpetuating organization, death is just the process of increasing entropy that destroys this fragile balance.
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Can we create new senses...
It's called the umwelt, which is the German word for the surrounding world. Now, presumably, every animal assumes that its umwelt is the entire objective reality out there, because why would you ever stop to imagine that there's something beyond what we can sense.
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Where are all the...
water in exoplanetary systems. The ingredients are there, we just don't know how they combine to create life, and presumably there will be worlds on which life doesn't start. The development of technological civilization is a third barrier.
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The mad scientist of...
but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation to present to you some of my music and some of my work as a composer, presumably because it appeals
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Steven Levitt on child...
And so I think the answer to this puzzle is that there's a much better solution out there, that's gotten nobody excited because everyone is so delighted with the way car seats are presumably working.
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Understanding Simulated...
statistically you're in the simulator one not the real one yeah yeah exactly so how do you know and it would be very hard I mean some have suggested sort of like in the matrix look for glitches like real universes don't have glitches but computers can have them but I said that which is because uh presumably a fallible entity programs that it could
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How we must respond to...
and have a lot to offer the world. Maybe they can offer blood donation, serum donation. But also other tasks, like, if you've got overwhelmed health care systems, presumably, there are kind of community health worker type tasks that people could be trained to do to relieve the pressure there, if we knew that they were effectively immune?
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
Depression is the result of a genetic vulnerability, which is presumably evenly distributed in the population, and triggering circumstances, which are likely to be more severe for people who are impoverished. And yet it turns out that if you have a really lovely life but feel miserable all the time, you think, "Why do I feel like this?
Video examples
The paradox of choice PIPE...
this incredible freedom of choice we have with respect to work, is that we have to make a decision, again and again and again, about whether we should or shouldn't be working. We can go to watch our kid play soccer, and we have our cell phone on one hip and our Blackberry on our other hip, and our laptop, presumably, on our laps.
Video examples
Steve Backshall on a...
look at it on dry land the blue ringed octopus is so named because it has flash colors which are some of the most dramatic you will ever see in the whole natural world these flash colors are used presumably to to intimidate a foe to scare away a predator that might want to be feasting on a blue ringed octopus
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At what moment are you...
presumably causing the body to simply pick up where it left off. So if we think of life not as some magical spark, but a state of incredibly complex, self-perpetuating organization, death is just the process of increasing entropy that destroys this fragile balance.
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
It's called the umwelt, which is the German word for the surrounding world. Now, presumably, every animal assumes that its umwelt is the entire objective reality out there, because why would you ever stop to imagine that there's something beyond what we can sense.
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Where are all the...
water in exoplanetary systems. The ingredients are there, we just don't know how they combine to create life, and presumably there will be worlds on which life doesn't start. The development of technological civilization is a third barrier.
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The mad scientist of...
but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation to present to you some of my music and some of my work as a composer, presumably because it appeals
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Steven Levitt on child...
And so I think the answer to this puzzle is that there's a much better solution out there, that's gotten nobody excited because everyone is so delighted with the way car seats are presumably working.
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Emily Berrington
English Actress
I imagine if you're one of those genius people working on AI, the desire to find out what's possible is presumably the driving factor, but I hope there are just as many people who are thinking about what we actually want. Just because something's possible it doesn't mean it's going to be good to us.
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Ichiro Suzuki
Japanese Athlete
When I'm being interviewed, presumably it's because people want to know how I feel about something or what my motivation is, not because they want to hear what I sound like in English. I wouldn't be true to the task if I responded in my unrefined English.
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Apollonius of Tyana
Greek Philosopher
Every argument is incapable of helping unless it is singular and addressed to a single person. Therefore, one who discourses in any other way presumably does so from love of reputation.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
I've lost count of the times I've been asked to 'be' Malcolm Tucker: to go on a political program on television, presumably in order to be the character and give opinions as him.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence.
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Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
Knowledge is generally considered a good thing; so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is also good.
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Jason Jones
Real life doesn't exist on a network television comedy. They just don't let you travel down any road that is presumably 'dark.
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Murray Walker
English Entertainer
Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.
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Patrick Collison
Irish Businessman
Presumably, what you want to do is work on something meaningful and significant with people you really admire.
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Soni Razdan
British Actress
Presumably, with age, you mellow down.
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Emily Berrington
English Actress
I imagine if you're one of those genius people working on AI, the desire to find out what's possible is presumably the driving factor, but I hope there are just as many people who are thinking about what we actually want. Just because something's possible it doesn't mean it's going to be good to us.
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Ichiro Suzuki
Japanese Athlete
When I'm being interviewed, presumably it's because people want to know how I feel about something or what my motivation is, not because they want to hear what I sound like in English. I wouldn't be true to the task if I responded in my unrefined English.
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Apollonius of Tyana
Greek Philosopher
Every argument is incapable of helping unless it is singular and addressed to a single person. Therefore, one who discourses in any other way presumably does so from love of reputation.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
I've lost count of the times I've been asked to 'be' Malcolm Tucker: to go on a political program on television, presumably in order to be the character and give opinions as him.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence.
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Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
Knowledge is generally considered a good thing; so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is also good.
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Jason Jones
Real life doesn't exist on a network television comedy. They just don't let you travel down any road that is presumably 'dark.
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Murray Walker
English Entertainer
Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.
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Patrick Collison
Irish Businessman
Presumably, what you want to do is work on something meaningful and significant with people you really admire.
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Soni Razdan
British Actress
Presumably, with age, you mellow down.
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