assume
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But let’s assume that your mother was involved with an actual timeshare and there was an ongoing class-action lawsuit.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
Instead of needing to assume major contributions from an unknown archaic hominin population in Africa, the model shows how patterns in modern DNA could have emerged from structure within ancestral human populations themselves.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
But let’s assume that “Michael” could be the restorative justice that the Jackson estate and his indignant fans hope it will be.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
“It’s quite reasonable to assume that since humanity has sent spacecraft into interstellar space, other civilizations might do the same thing,” Croft says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“Excellent. Although, I assume the difficulty won’t be hacking the computer so much as it will be getting into the room.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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