assume

"I would assume that also in this year and the coming years that the shoulder seasons get stronger," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Pending further research in this area, policymakers should assume that strong open models can be repurposed for harm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

If it doesn’t, don’t assume the sporadic foreign-exchange interventions will keep working.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"People assume that 20% less work means four-day weeks," Thompson said.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

If I disable the tracker and find a place to hide my heat signature, they might assume I just fell victim to some unknown new planet danger.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Some analysts say Chinese tech valuations are, if anything, more stretched than Korea’s, resting on a domestic-substitution story that assumes China’s champions deserve to trade like Nvidia’s ecosystem without Nvidia’s numbers behind them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Fidelity healthcare forecast assumes that a retiree is enrolled in traditional Medicare.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The projection "assumes no material escalation in the Middle East" and no significant jump in commodity costs, according to a slide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Where are you headed?” she asks in a way that makes him realize that she assumes the date is over.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Cal Fire assumed command of the incident from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

One theory is that officers initially assumed it was just another episode and brushed it off.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

“A higher trade-in value in the U.S. could drive stronger demand for the iPhone 17, but create more pressure on iPhone 18 sales given limited feature upgrades but assumed mid-teen % price hikes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

For instance, it assumed a normal, bell-shaped distribution for future stock prices.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The company guided for third-quarter revenue of between $1.135 billion and $1.145 billion and adjusted earnings per share of between 63 cents and 65 cents, assuming approximately 378 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

When discussing inflation supply shocks, Schmid said he is uncomfortable ever assuming that a burst of inflation will be temporary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Before assuming his new role, Berg must divest his ownership interest in LAFC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

We are assuming she doesn’t know how to manage her time, but perhaps she is being tripped up by the same task over and over again.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

She doesn’t say it, but she keeps glancing across the Midway, looking for Soheil, I’m assuming.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed