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assume

[uh-soom] / əˈsum /






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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

There is a major problem with this bold assertion: The Supreme Court has instructed lower courts never to assume that a precedent has been silently overruled by later decisions that seem to conflict with it.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

She was counting on Charlotte to find it in her backpack and assume that it had always been there, overlooked somehow.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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