assumption

Example Sentences

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The assumption is that he thinks he can get more money from big tech’s streaming services than he can from his long-time TV partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

UBS has an end-of-year gold target of $5,600 per ounce, based primarily on the assumption that investors will continue to want to diversify their portfolios with purchases of the precious metal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 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 an assumption we naively hold that when we want children it will just happen but that's not a privilege we're all granted so it's made me more compassionate in that regard."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Ohhhh. I was under the assumption that your parents were divorced,” Mrs. Stanford said.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson