assume
Example Sentences
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Western leaders assumed that Putin’s regime was too fragile to withstand that level of social and economic damage, which may have been a critical mistake.
From Salon
“We must assume the urgent need to advance toward macroeconomic stability…Without economic efficiency, sovereignty is not possible.”
“It would be risky to assume these trends just continue,” said Gabriel Petek, the state legislative analyst, regarding tax collections.
Reagan’s political opponents in California and Washington consistently underestimated him, assuming the former actor could be easily beaten at the ballot box, Cannon said.
From Los Angeles Times
Based on these findings, the researchers propose an interior made up largely of slush, with significantly less liquid water than previously assumed.
From Science Daily
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