assumption
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But it cautioned that this assumption "may need to be revised if the duration of the conflict extends and the degree of damage suffered gets reassessed".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"We make an important assumption in the paper," Hogan said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
European companies that list at home outperform peers who choose the U.S., according to a report that challenges the assumption that heading across the Atlantic generates better valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Analyst Jamie Baker said that rather than modeling higher fuel prices a quarter at a time, they’ve “embraced” a jet fuel assumption for 2026 that they don’t think can be overcome by higher fare prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“The assumption with the large earthquake,” Malone explained, “is that it’s a fracture of the rock … Like if you bend a stick and it breaks, you hear a pop— that’s the earthquake!”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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