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assuming

[uh-soo-ming] / əˈsu mɪŋ /


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If the fund charged such fees only on realized gains, that would reward departing investors at the expense of those who stay for the long haul, assuming the paper gains eventually turn into real money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Housing units, meanwhile, will expand by roughly 12.6 million in the same decade, assuming a middle-ground scenario.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

If you take Social Security at 62 and invest the payments, he could accumulate more than $100,000 by 67, assuming a healthy 10% annual investment return.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

It comes as the former Greater Manchester mayor begins to assemble a Downing Street team, assuming he wins the Labour leadership race in which, currently, he is the sole candidate.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Grabarek had come into office preaching racial tolerance, making a historic journey into the heart of the black community the night after assuming office.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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