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[uh-soom] / əˈsum /






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One of the rules I came to live by during my years of covering global trouble spots is: “Never assume that things can’t get worse.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Before releasing her new album, she parted ways with her managers to assume control of her career, building a hand-picked creative team around her own decision-making.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

When you first encounter an act with the name Tara Clerkin Trio, you might assume it’s a jazz outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I’ll be paying for my flights from New York City, and I assume I’ll also need to get them wedding gifts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Nowadays, many people assume that most of the fighting between the American government and American Indians took place on the Great Plains and in the Southwest in the late nineteenth century.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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