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Because the intelligence agency knows of Almásy’s affair with Katharine, they assume Geoffrey’s death is suspicious and imprison Almásy as he tries to get help.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

“The public can no longer assume that a piece of mail dropped in a mailbox before collection time on a specific day will be postmarked that same day,” Alexander said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

"After the colourful spring with seemingly lots of beautiful butterflies appearing across the UK, it's tempting to assume we're heading for a bumper summer," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Developers and business leaders say they assume Shorris will actively steer the city’s policy, since CEOs of the agency typically set the agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

As the September days dragged on without word from them, the grieving regiment had to assume that Nina and Aleksandr had been killed in battle.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The reason for its omission, one assumes, was the likely conclusion by the editors that Maugham was but a dilettante, not an expert, who believed that Zurbarán “was no genius.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Brian Schwartz and Idan Gutkind at Oppenheimer said that while the company’s cloud backlog continues to show growth, guidance risk is also increasing, as SAP currently assumes de-escalation in Iran.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

The projection "assumes no material escalation in the Middle East" and no significant jump in commodity costs, according to a slide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

This is the fact that heptachlor, after a short period in the tissues of animals or plants or in the soil, assumes a considerably more toxic form known as heptachlor epoxide.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Etching chips with DUV "is slower, lower-yield and more expensive than EUV production, but it is proving sufficient for near-frontier chips, unsettling policymakers and investors who had assumed China faced tighter constraints".

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

A recent project study assumed a processing toll with Glencore that will now be terminated, Redfern notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Only the real joke, it seems, is that Judith assumed her mission-completion rate and dedication were enough to maintain the respect of Sam and their boss, played by Bill Nighy.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Many geoscientists have assumed that they developed more than 100 million years ago and are simply ancient features preserved on the planet's surface.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

After their trip to Las Vegas, Eisman and his team were so certain the world had been turned upside down that they just assumed Raymond McDaniel must know it, too.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Burnham has announced a series of new measures since assuming office last week, including cuts to electricity bills and bringing the bus fare cap in most parts of England back down to £2.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The proceeds likely bring his Roth balance to around $240 million, assuming he reinvested the proceeds from his sale in the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

A $5 million goal is admirable and doable, assuming you have 15 to 20 years left to work and you save a meaningful portion of your income.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Law enforcement officials say parents sometimes buy electric motorcycles for their children assuming they are like e-bikes, but e-motorcycles can reach far higher speeds than regular e-bikes and require a driver’s license.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

It is quite crowded and Bailey is still surprised that no one pays them much attention, assuming that they are just the same as any group of young circus patrons visiting for the evening.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern