assuming

Example Sentences

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Still, some doctors caution against assuming the ship itself is the reason for the outbreak, pointing to prevailing theories that the disease was first contracted off-ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Its paper profit in Trilogy Metals totals more than $90 million, assuming that the government meets its obligation to build an industrial road the company plans to use.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“The scale of assuming they get the $1.5 trillion, that is a step function change,” McGinn explained.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

I love my partner too much to do that', assuming that I don't love my partner to the same degree.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I click on our group chat, assuming my friends must be freaking out.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller