assumption
Example Sentences
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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
“Inherent in listings like this is there’s an assumption that an association with a celebrity brings a premium,” said longtime appraiser Jonathan Miller.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
For years, the common assumption has been simple: eating less fat may help lower cancer risk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
While based on an assumption of future growth, that valuation put Anthropic ahead of OpenAI, which most recently was valued by private investors at $852bn.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
We should operate on the assumption that Ridge arrived safely and wasn’t hit by anything.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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