assumed

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It wasn’t until the end of breakfast the next day when Mr. Drysdale made an appearance at the table, his hair wet from what I assumed was a long scrubbing in the bathtub.

From Literature

When the Standard Model was first developed, neutrinos were assumed to have no mass.

From Science Daily

Fletcher then assumed the under-18s role, waiting until twin sons Jack and Tyler had moved beyond that age group before taking over in the summer.

From BBC

She assumed it was because she was talking a little louder to people at the party, but then came the throat soreness.

From Salon

This puts the technology on a path to being scaled towards accurately doing a trillion operations, perhaps within seven or eight years, rather than the two decades previously assumed.

From BBC