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It told BBC Verify there is "no basis to assume" that all those listed were killed as a result of IDF activity.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Liekhus’ Ma Rainey isn’t merely being temperamental, as Sturdyvant and Irvin assume.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"We can't just assume that someone from a high-risk group makes it to 90 without dementia and they're in the clear. We need to talk about risk reduction for everyone."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Nor can the U.S. always assume that conflict will be confined to one theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Rescuers would take one look at where Magpie Island used to be and assume that Jonathan and Abby had perished there.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Westinghouse estimates an “overnight cost” of roughly $10 billion per reactor—a sum that omits financing charges and assumes that reactors could theoretically be built overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Haakon assumes his new role at a difficult time, as the royal family has faced health challenges and scandals this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Where I lose patience, though, is when a director assumes the audience doesn’t have a collective brain cell among them and attempts to get away with serving action fans a ration of gruel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

And that assumes you have the stomach to buy when the headlines are screaming that things are about to get worse.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Seeder quietly ruminates about how, back in District 11, everyone assumes President Snow is all-powerful.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The war with Iran began at the end of February, when officials and investors assumed the disruption would be measured in weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Conservative MP and security policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter recently told Welt TV that the facility is assumed to be a hub for espionage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Since he offered such a steep discount, I assumed that the price had likely been marked up significantly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

"The investigation into the exact sequence of events, the background, and the possible motive is currently underway. At this time, it is assumed that the perpetrator acted alone," police said in a statement.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Was it a secret? I assumed he already knew.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Britain has not seen the level of opposition now facing US projects, McDonald said, but he cautioned against assuming it would stay that way, citing British resistance to hydrogen projects and fracking.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The two men Bayoumi was assuming legal responsibility for - Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar - would become 9/11 hijackers.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Estimates churned out by the Congressional Budget Office usually start by assuming a 5% VAT rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But assuming it does go back to the account owner’s or to a deceased beneficiary’s estate, it will also go through probate.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

The old God of Sleep aroused his son, Morpheus, skilled in assuming the form of any and every human being, and he gave him Juno’s orders.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton