on the assumption that
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Gomes also pushed back on the assumption that Ohtani’s struggles at the plate are connected to his physical ailments, even though the two have coincided.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most are modeled after Britain’s Infanticide Act, which operates on the assumption that a woman who harms her child within a year of giving birth is suffering from a postpartum mental illness.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The lender advanced the money on the assumption that a GPU will still find a renter after the contract that paid for it expires, no matter what model is popular then.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The analysts had upgraded JetBlue shares to a buy rating in April based on the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz would open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Blue Team knocked out his microwave towers and cut his fiber-optics lines on the assumption that Red Team would now have to use satellite communications and cell phones and they could monitor his communications.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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