assumed
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Telecom companies assumed internet traffic would continue exploding, so they raced to build nationwide and transoceanic fiber networks before the customers and revenue were there.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Brooks assumed it wouldn’t take long at all, maybe a few months.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
But as that amusingly apt introduction suggests, that the character is a blowhard is assumed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Hoping to find relief, the comedian sought help from a therapist he assumed would guide him back to a healthy sleep schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
I watched Mr. Pinkerton step onto the rear platform, I assumed to keep an eye out for the lantern signals.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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