assumed
Example Sentences
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American commentators and policymakers have long assumed that they understood Russian strategic thinking better than they did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He called him an "absolute gentle giant of a man and a true 'tiger of the mountains'", in a post that assumed the worst.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Folk in government are braced for the inevitable awkwardness of exchanges that they had assumed at the time would be forever private being catapulted into the light of day.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Today’s media-verse is so fractured and bifurcated along political lines, I just assumed that confirmation bias would drive most folks toward friendly sources, i.e. what they want to hear.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
“Was it a secret? I assumed he already knew.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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