assume
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If I sell stock, I assume it will be taxed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The lower courts would assume they still had to follow that precedent until it was overruled, rather than guess what a cryptic shadow docket order meant.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Two of the actors, both of whom were in the La Jolla Playhouse production, assume multiple roles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Fertitta Entertainment will pay Caesars shareholders $31 a share and assume about $11.9 billion of the casino company’s outstanding debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
We’ve done this so many times, we assume our standard positions.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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