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assuming

[uh-soo-ming] / əˈsu mɪŋ /


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Curevo’s shingles vaccine has completed a midstage clinical trial and is likely a few years away from becoming a commercial product, assuming it clears a larger, late-stage study and regulatory approval, Skovronsky said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In one case, a surgeon at Bangor's Ysbyty Gwynedd located what was said to be a very visible tattoo or marking and operated assuming it indicated the site of the patient's tumour.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

In late 2025, SpaceX was valued close to $450 billion assuming more than two billion shares outstanding.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

An in-home, nonmedical caregiver costs more than $80,000 a year, assuming 44 hours of care a week, while the median cost of assisted living is $74,400 a year, according to CareScout.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

He was not alone in assuming that the progress of science destroyed superstitious beliefs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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