as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt
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Since the vice president became the presumptive nominee, nearly 12,000 new volunteers have signed up, the campaign said; more than 9,500 volunteers have worked a volunteer shift in some capacity in that same span, with nearly 90% of that group doing so for the first time.
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Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2024
Seven other Democratic nomination races also didn't have a presumptive nominee until early June, around 150 days before the general election.
—Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Among the major takers was the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, who abruptly became the presumptive Democratic nominee last month and needs to quickly introduce herself to the public.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Musk has made no mention of any plans to interview Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, on X.
Is Donald Trump still banned from X?
Since taking over the social media platform, Musk reinstated Trump's account in 2022, which was banned in January 2021 in the final days of his term.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
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Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2024
Seven other Democratic nomination races also didn't have a presumptive nominee until early June, around 150 days before the general election.
—Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Among the major takers was the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, who abruptly became the presumptive Democratic nominee last month and needs to quickly introduce herself to the public.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Musk has made no mention of any plans to interview Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, on X.
Is Donald Trump still banned from X?
Since taking over the social media platform, Musk reinstated Trump's account in 2022, which was banned in January 2021 in the final days of his term.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
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