assuming

Example Sentences

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And he is assuming control of a ministry that, by many accounts, is deeply troubled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

While this will be his first pastoral visit to Africa since assuming the leadership of the Catholic Church last year, the Pope is no stranger to the continent.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Your $400,000 retirement account, assuming a 7% return, would produce about $28,000 a year before tax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“What’s even scarier than the skepticism around actual AI is that a lot of people are assuming real stuff is AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Somewhere in the north, Reyna was flying toward Epirus, assuming she’d gotten his note at Diocletian’s Palace.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan