presumably
by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
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Robinhood has shown an impressive ability to raise enormous amounts of capital in the past few weeks to ensure it has the funds needed to allow users to trade and, presumably, provide it with enough cash until it goes public.
How the GameStop stonkathon helped Robinhood raise $3.4B last week | Alex Wilhelm | February 5, 2021 | TechCrunchThat would allow the firm to cancel all its leases and start fresh, presumably only in more viable markets.
Forget investors: AMC itself may have been bailed out by the actions of wallstreetbets | Steven Zeitchik | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostAll of these hires are presumably preparation for an IPO, which has been rumored for the past few months and intensified after Ryan’s hiring.
As home sales skyrocket and IPO looms, Diane Yu joins fintech Better.com as CTO | Danny Crichton | January 15, 2021 | TechCrunchMeyer replaces Doug Marrone, who was fired after a 1-15 season that ended with 15 straight losses, and presumably will have sweeping powers over the team’s roster-construction decisions.
Urban Meyer returns to coaching, jumps to NFL with hiring by Jacksonville Jaguars | Mark Maske | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostWhen participants were awakened from REM sleep—and presumably while they were in REM sleep just a few minutes earlier—their brains were activating weakly related words eight times more effectively than strongly related words.
Dreaming Is Like Taking LSD - Issue 95: Escape | Antonio Zadra & Robert Stickgold | January 14, 2021 | Nautilus
presumably, had the deputies who pinned Saylor wore body cameras, video evidence would have helped determine what happened to him.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf they had passed, presumably mothers who drink during pregnancy could be charged with felonies.
Court Says Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Isn’t a Crime | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe crowd inside the convention center is very white, fairly old, and presumably decently rich.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTpresumably with caroling, though presumably not with “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.”
President Barack Obama, presumably, would be Mr. Spock, emotionally distant with a cold logic all his own.
An aeroplane had reported that the Goeben had come into the Narrows, presumably to fire over the Peninsula with her big guns.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonFurther, the fittings for them had to be made presumably on the premises of the maestro and not as at present in foreign parts.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickBut the rebels, presumably interpreting his humane suggestion as a sign of weakness, continued to fire on the Spanish troops.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIn the meantime her father went over to the west side, presumably to call on Mrs. Pruitt.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIt may well be that one of these orbs, presumably the smaller, has so far lost temperature that it has ceased to glow.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for presumably
/ (prɪˈzjuːməblɪ) /
(sentence modifier) one presumes or supposes that: presumably he won't see you, if you're leaving tomorrow
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