assumed

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Born in 1970, Haddad assumed command of the armed wing in May last year following the killing of his immediate predecessor, also in an Israeli strike, according to a Hamas source.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

That discovery placed another hominin lineage in the broader region during the same critical window and suggested that early human relatives were more widespread and ecologically flexible than once assumed.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

What if the Wellington funds—which were separate legal entities—broke away from their manager and assumed self-governance like the 13 British colonies had 200 years earlier?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The money, he said, then has to stretch far longer than the spreadsheet assumed.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“Edda, I know that, too. The trunk at the end of your bed has an AES stamp on it; I assumed you were a Hello Girl.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse