assuming

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Each agreement represents “another country putting their own resources on the line, assuming ownership of their health systems, and reducing long-term dependence on U.S. taxpayers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"We're assuming he must be near his peak and it is good enough time and time again. There are no weaknesses really."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Nevertheless, assuming the future is like the past, the path the stock market takes to that bleak long-term future will take it higher first.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

If share underperformance continues, and assuming there are no financial impacts related to his removal, BP shares would likely become more attractive to potential buyers, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

So there you have it: Hamilton safely buried and assuming legendary proportions as a martyr; Burr slipping out of town, eventually headed toward bizarre adventures in the American West, but already consigned to political oblivion.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis