assumption

Example Sentences

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Market reaction: Treasury yields rose after the employment report on the assumption a stronger labor market could discourage the Fed from cutting interest rates.

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

"My assumption is it's not intentional but it is of course unlucky."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But those projections rest on the assumption that the conflict in the Middle East is relatively short-lived—and the impact to the global economy is still contained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The underlying assumption of this position was most openly acknowledged by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina—namely, that “South Carolina and Georgia cannot do without slaves.”

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