assume
Example Sentences
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She would be investing the difference between the cost to rent and the cost to own each month, assuming a 10% rate of return.
“It was always assumed since I was the boy,” Andy says.
"The referee looked like he blew and looked like he was listening to someone in his ear, so I'm assuming the linesman gave the decision, and it's absolute shocker."
From BBC
Very few currently believe Europeans can assume full responsibility for deterrence in the short term.
From Barron's
"It's really difficult, there's this pressure from people who assume that he would probably get gold," added Kagiyama.
From Barron's
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