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supposition

[suhp-uh-zish-uhn] / ˌsʌp əˈzɪʃ ən /


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Historians from Albany or Troy, N.Y., may object to the supposition that Philadelphia was the national headquarters of the early cast-iron stove industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The investor supposition was they likely wouldn’t become acquisition targets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2025

There’s some supposition, including from Ourand at Puck, that the heat here stems from Disney’s secretive plan to establish a streaming-specific digital service, Venu Sports, in partnership with Warner Bros. and Fox.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024

You might leave the enjoyable “Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal” scratching your head over the supposition of the primacy of an art and science “collision.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

The supposition that there is an intermediate state between these two is a chimera.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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