assume

This is assuming those on retirement don’t swarm the disability fund when they need the money.

You cannot just slouch in off the street on a whim, assuming you have a couple hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket.

Given that you sold your grandmother’s house and even used money from that sale to pay off some of your uncle’s debts, I assume a considerable amount of time has passed.

I’m assuming Wayne Gretzky mentioned it when he popped over to talk to Taylor and Travis.

When smartphones became ubiquitous, I assumed it would tamp down on public misbehavior, because cameras would be everywhere, and nobody would want to get caught and shamed.