assume
Example Sentences
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As soothing wins go, this was a warm bubble bath for the Seahawks, who secured a playoff berth and assumed the driver’s seat in the race for the NFC’s No. 1 seed.
From Los Angeles Times
If this were any other American household, it would be reasonable to assume Williams is ecstatic over a bet, fantasy-football win or simply the Eagles’ rout of the lowly Las Vegas Raiders.
Together, the new studies support the idea that cosmic impacts, particularly touchdown airbursts, may be far more frequent than scientists once assumed.
From Science Daily
She was relieved to see the pardon, because she assumed it meant Cuellar was innocent.
The revelations have shocked L.A.’s upper crust, and even some of the couple’s closest friends, many of whom assumed that Gary had almost unlimited financial resources.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
