assumption

Example Sentences

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Stockman walked readers through the enormous gap between the casual assumption that there were vast amounts of bloat and free money in the federal budget and the actual reality when you looked at the numbers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 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

"My assumption is it's not intentional but it is of course unlucky."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The assumption is that he thinks he can get more money from big tech’s streaming services than he can from his long-time TV partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Quickly, I receive notice from the command center that they have reached the same assumption, and we move on to another test of my system.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga