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Australia"Black Summer" showed that those at the top should assume the worst is coming, he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

I’ve read a few interpretations of the narrative’s emphasis on labor exchange that assume these moments are meant to teach children that labor has value.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Many assume they will always be able to live independently and are shocked to learn, when assistance is required, that Medicare does not cover long-term care or assisted living.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Its forecasts assume that the traffic through the Strait of Hormuz returns to normal by the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

He led me quickly across the main atrium and down a hallway and into a tiny room I could only assume was his office.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The company’ aggressive sales-growth goal assumes it will continue to make acquisitions.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The projection "assumes no material escalation in the Middle East" and no significant jump in commodity costs, according to a slide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Nowadays, he just assumes they are, and chooses his words more carefully.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Bottom line, nobody sees us and automatically assumes we’re up to no good.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

When the rumor mills incorrectly assumed Page was playing Achilles, heads exploded.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

While Yeager said she noticed the listing was quickly pulled from Zillow, she just assumed someone had snagged the rental before her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

It assumed everyone would be OK about continuing to turn the planet’s biggest sporting event into another luxury product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

So he assumed a secret identity and took matters into his own hands.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

I always assumed Aunt Melissa was the bad guy.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“It’s kind of hurtful. They’re just assuming who I am.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Burnham has announced a series of new measures since assuming office last week, including cuts to electricity bills and bringing the bus fare cap in most parts of England back down to £2.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Analysts’ models are assuming new efficiencies, but some of the numbers look too good to be true.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

They took out mortgages at higher rates than they wanted, assuming that rates would come down in the following months or years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

On the bright side, assuming there was a bottom, Annabeth and Percy would probably be flattened on impact, so giant spiders were the least of their worries.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan