on the assumption that

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The growth projected by Anthropic, OpenAI and others is built in large part on the assumption that the giant pots of money the IPOs will unlock will go to fund more and more data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

American Airlines rose 2.5%, Delta Air Lines gained 2%, and United Airlines jumped 4.4% on the assumption that reopening the Strait of Hormuz would lead to lower fuel costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Its base case is for Brent to average $87 a barrel in 2026 on the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz reopens by the end of July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The High Court said that the fines were unlawful because they relied on the assumption that Spain was her tax residence for the 2011 fiscal year, "a fact which has not been proven".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Eventually he let me go on the assumption that I was some wayward orphan, because what mother would send her ten-year-old child to jail?

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah