assumption
Example Sentences
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Most experts are working with the assumption that it will still take several weeks, if not months, before Middle Eastern production normalizes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Rather than trying to define consciousness itself, the researchers begin with the assumption that consciousness is a real and recognizable phenomenon.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
“Our biggest call…on the assumption of an unrestricted Hormuz, is that the oil market normalizes far quicker than consensus expects,” Macquarie strategist Peter Taylor wrote in a research note.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Companies that are too quick to lay off workers on the assumption that AI can do their jobs risk wrecking their future competitiveness in two ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
And immediately, on that assumption, the whole case fell into beautiful shining order.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing assumption
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