assume
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One of the rules I came to live by during my years of covering global trouble spots is: “Never assume that things can’t get worse.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
I assume it’s in a popular area, given your expectations that it will increase in value by about $200,000 to $300,000.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
But regardless of whether such change is possible, both scenarios assume that the past and future are there and ready to be travelled to.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
But if the MPs now signalling support for a split hold their nerve, the challenge could prove more consequential than early sceptics assume.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
They all begrudgingly assume their seats on either side of the table.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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