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Even if you see that one seller marked up their ticket price considerably, don’t assume they are going to be able to sell it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

“You can’t assume they are going to win.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Fans may assume Cong is paying tribute to Batman's notorious arch-enemy the Joker, but the Chinese fighter says her persona is rooted in the joker playing card that inspired the comic-book villain.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Even if they had some rough awareness of his ideas, how likely is it that they would assume that Congress had incorporated those ideas in the First Amendment?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It’s no secret that Tyran resents me. I assume he was upset when he found out that Nic found the Msaidizi instead of him. It’s my understanding that he wanted to search for it?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Taylor & Byrne is new, all glass and light; Cathcarts is dark wood and padded chairs; one assumes that earlier teams have occupied the space going back a century or more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That objection assumes that Washington has so far been hands-off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said the end of the coalition's mission marked "Iraq's transition to a phase in which it assumes full responsibility for its security and stability".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Lance Oppenheim’s new film “Primetime,” in which Robert Pattinson assumes Hansen’s enigmatic role, reveals the answer — sort of.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

She assumes it applies not just to things you’ve never had, but things you’ve had and lost.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

The NCA assumed White had somehow accessed the wallet while in custody, but he denied any involvement.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

If researchers had assumed that the CGM behaved the same way in every direction, this effect could easily have remained hidden.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Cathy Sparks, a Nike lifer who assumed her post this spring, says third-party vendors like Topsports have created a fragmented online sales experience marked by heavy discounting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

I always assumed Aunt Melissa was the bad guy.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

That’s assuming the $800 is after your mortgage and ordinary expenses, including taxes and insurance, and accounts for vacant periods or repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It is similar to standing somewhere on Earth and assuming that beyond your visible horizon, there is still more Earth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

While the colourful displays may encourage people to learn more about fungi, experts are warning against assuming wild mushrooms are safe to eat.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

True to form, the Durham police focused on the protest’s white participants, assuming them to be the ringleaders, and arrested Carl Hickey, a twenty-one-year-old Duke Divinity School student, and Gordon Carey.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson