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Discover LudwigThe phrase "long presumed" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that has been believed or accepted for a long time without question. Example: The ancient city's long presumed ruins were recently discovered to be still inhabited by a small community of indigenous people.
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And on the way back, they even find the cat, long presumed dead, alive and well.
A Tony Bennett concert recording long presumed to be lost will be released on May 28.
The telefilm, starring Ms. Neway and long presumed lost, was rediscovered after many years and released on DVD in 2004.
Human rights lawyers and longtime activists in Hong Kong say they have long presumed that the government has been tracking them, especially by tapping their phones.
Now, a newly rediscovered letter, written by Clara Clemens and long presumed destroyed, may explain what drove her relentless spin doctoring, a Twain scholar says.
AccuWeather's decision raised the eyebrows of many seasoned meteorologists, who have long presumed that any detail in a forecast that far ahead owes more to imagination than science.
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The body of Miss Hughes, who has long been presumed dead, has never been found.
Certain superficial traits like skin pigmentation have long been presumed to be genetic.
What has long been presumed to be the earliest writing, the Sumerian tablets, comprises administrative records.
He has long been presumed the successor-in-waiting to Sonia Gandhi, his mother and the party's president.
It has long been presumed that no-frills carriers and Heathrow are wholly incompatible; high landing fees and congested runways do not typically fit with their modus operandi.
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