assumed

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When he said a few days later that he would accept them, but only if he won, most people assumed he was joking.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

When Emily Cullen picked up her son after his English exam, she assumed the smile on his face meant things had gone well.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This myth assumed that high-tech and the trades were alternatives, even rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

None of the factors that that are widely assumed to be correlated with gold rests on a strong statistical foundation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

It wasn’t the scheduled time for one of the twice daily regular flights for people who lived in France or were tourists, so he assumed the planes were just normal ones outside in the sky.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness