assume

Example Sentences

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The gap between what those portfolios assume and what is arriving is the trade nobody has put on.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Its persuasive power seems more aimed at appealing to the sensibilities of the justices who, one could assume, wouldn’t want to hand over their papers, more than a real legal argument.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

In such an environment, it is especially reckless to assume that war, no matter how justified, will somehow purify institutions rather than corrode them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

SpaceX’s higher valuation also could mean that SpaceX is growing faster and more profitable than investors assume.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

My face hardens into stone, and I feel myself assume my mother’s signature expression of disapproval.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer