suppose
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"The public arguments that we had, I suppose, were enough," she said, and agreed with the interviewer that she had an ally in Drakeford.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But suppose you lowered the threshold to prove genocide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
There was something bittersweet about watching him do it, although I suppose his ritual isn’t so different from mine.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
I suppose the little showman, the little 10-year-old silver showman, came out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I suppose that would be all right, then,” Papá says.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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The Romans of the Empire had much to be proud of, one supposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s newest film, supposes that music has the power to conjure spirits past, present and evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Big scientific discoveries tend to attract myths which supposes their creation to have occurred "at one moment by one person", but the overarching research "tends to need collaboration across national boundaries," he added.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
The pathway for law students supposes that law schools will be involved in some level, Rooksby said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
There are still clues, Axel supposes, but not like the ones in the deep woods.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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The supposed remains of Samuel were discovered by Greek archaeologist Nikolaos Moutsopoulos in the 1960s.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The charter isn’t supposed to be changed to make your life more convenient.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
GDP, what we spend on stuff, and GDI, what we earn producing stuff, are supposed to equal but seldom do for technical reasons, and indeed nominal GDI is running ahead of nominal GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I’m not supposed to dance, right? Where exactly do I stand?” he inquires nervously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I ask the photographer, from my perch at Theo’s desk, the one that I am supposed to be pretending is my own desk as I write fictitious letters to the boys on the front.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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“Bucking Fastard” relishes those contradictions, supposing that there might be some version of life where they can coexist in harmony.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
“I would be a little leery of supposing that it’s a gaming of the system in order to get some unfair advantage,” Vaughn said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
"I always prefer the facts to words, or supposing things," said Arteta.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
After being asked if he knew why he had been stopped, the driver responded, “Yeah, because I was on the wrong side of the road,” further supposing that he must have missed an exit.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
Auntie Idris asks, and I’m supposing she means about the parades tomorrow.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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