assumption

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Stockman walked readers through the enormous gap between the casual assumption that there were vast amounts of bloat and free money in the federal budget and the actual reality when you looked at the numbers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The assumption here is that existing computers are unable to reverse-engineer a private key from a public key.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“The assumption that the incoming ownership group can finance an additional $600 million for Moda Center — which is now a publicly-owned community asset is not possible,” lobbying materials from the Blazers stated.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

"There's a sensitivity around any kind of grief and an assumption that those questions shouldn't be asked," explains the 35-year-old.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Although battle was to be engaged on the question of the existence of spirits, the assumption was that it was really the existence of God that was at stake.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton