assumption
Example Sentences
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While their investigation continues, the senior staff member said he was operating on the precautionary assumption that four categories of information had been accessed:
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
These stocks are priced on the assumption that memory stays scarce.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
There was no comparison with a national leader like Franklin Roosevelt or, the unspoken assumption, Churchill himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
For years, the common assumption has been simple: eating less fat may help lower cancer risk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
But he was making one basic mistake—the assumption that Root would play by the rules.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing assumption
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 1-10
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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