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Yet he believes the fundamental mathematical assumption that holds up his entire field—that there really are hard problems that will never be solved by a shortcut—will stand the test of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

One such assumption is that some mathematical operations are easy to solve in one direction, yet hard to reverse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

But that assumption may be wrong, given that inflation struggled to return to the Fed’s target before those cuts.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The results challenge the long-standing assumption that the evolutionary roots of all living apes were centered in or around East Africa.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

And Hamilton did what he had unofficially implied he would do all along: manipulate the numbers to make the Virginians more comfortable with assumption.

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

It can push us toward panic selling, drive us to make wild assumptions about the world, and even prompt us to take a hard look at our own finances.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

"These findings challenge longstanding assumptions that certain biomolecules such as hemoglobin cannot survive deep time," Professor Grice said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Christina Pascucci, a political commentator and one-time Senate candidate in California, said the midterms "challenge long-held political assumptions" and show that "neither party can afford to take its traditional strongholds for granted".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Brookner, alas, did nothing to dispel these assumptions, and waspish critics felt she lacked pizazz: “a sad little handbag-carrying lady,” the novelist Frederic Raphael cruelly proposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Your arguments will tend to prosper if they are founded on the common assumptions of your audience—or, in special cases, if the audience is minded to defer to your authority.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith