assume
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“We no longer assume growth in distribution per share but instead hold our distribution forecast flat at the FY27 guidance,” Morgans says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
With medicalization, we assume care, we assume competence, we certainly assume humanity.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
But even if they did decide to avail of Medicaid for outpatient care or nursing home care, they should not assume that Medicaid will be available on whatever terms they expect.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
He styled himself Jeffrey Archer, FIFPC, BSc, leading people to assume he had obtained a degree during his time in the United States.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Neither the Revolution nor the infant republic could have succeeded without the support of the southern states, so Adams had deferred to the Virginians to assume leadership of the antislavery movement.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The target assumes a multiple of about 19 times estimated earnings per share for fiscal 2027, which ends in August.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The model assumes that the bird needs the current climate set-up that exists in alpine meadows in the future too, a reasonable but not certain assumption.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He assumes that, these days, the public goes to see movies or plays, watches television, or reads books either to avoid this dismal reality or absolve themselves from it.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Often a parent hears a child speaking English with friends or siblings and assumes the child is already proficient and has exited the program, Villarreal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Where are you headed?” she asks in a way that makes him realize that she assumes the date is over.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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“I know we have a lot of good starting pitching, and I know there is a lot of thought that goes into it, but I just assumed he would be the Game 1 guy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
One of his victims told the BBC she had assumed his passport would automatically be surrendered after he was charged and said she was "so disappointed in the law."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She lost a campaign for a judgeship in 2022 and two years later assumed her position in the county counsel’s justice and safety division, where she supervises litigation and advises county departments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Having recently moved to Edinburgh, he assumed that someone had helped themselves during a fairly raucous flat-warming party.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
So the members of the audience marveled to one another as they rushed to the lobby, for they all assumed it must be intermission.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Doubling exabyte production would take two years, Sankar said, pointing to the 12-month cycle time for wafers and assuming another 12 months that would be needed to build out production and install manufacturing equipment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Management is taking more decisive action on costs, localization and the dealer network, while still assuming broadly stable volumes and continued positive EBIT, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It failed us all by assuming that what she deserved was fixed by what she did as an 18-year-old.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We shouldn't come into this assuming that all of our problems will be resolved. But life can be very much improved."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
I didn’t dare turn on the news, assuming suddenly that it was bad.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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