assuming

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A small team would be needed to extract the uranium, assuming it could be found in a single location.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

However, oil isn’t likely to immediately return to its prewar levels, even assuming a swift U.S. exit.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

So whatever comes to you when your mother passes away — assuming she either does not make a will or makes one that includes her children — will include what remains of your grandmother’s estate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

And assuming it does, how will it act in the role of the continent's strongman?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

When butterflies appeared in spring, people called them “summer birds,” assuming they had flown in from elsewhere.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman