assumptions

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You are correct in most of your assumptions, more or less.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The “long-standing agreements and planning assumptions ... date back more than a decade,” NV Energy said in a May 14 statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Starting from just a couple of assumptions about how particles scatter during collisions, they unexpectedly arrived at the core features of string theory.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Ong raises KLK’s 2026-2028 core earnings forecasts by 3%-5% after increasing his CPO price assumptions on elevated crude oil prices, higher biodiesel mandates and rising costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan