on the assumption that

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These stocks are priced on the assumption that memory stays scarce.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The basis for that optimism is that the CBO projections are based on the assumption that Social Security trust funds will be fully funded and thus able to pay full benefits scheduled under current law.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The IMF said most Middle East oil exporters are forecast for an upturn next year "based on the assumption that energy production and transportation are normalized over the next few months".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

"We are still operating on the assumption that we will receive the delivery, but we don't know when," Pfister said, adding that the government was mulling various options.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He had been forged as a weapon for the aid of man, on the assumption that men were good.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White