assumption
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“They use the words ‘credit repair,’ but what’s really happening here is a negative option that extracts fees from people with the assumption that most people wanted this.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
But if AI can collate and analyze data to capture individual preferences at scale we may no longer need the assumption of the rational actor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But I think that assumption has been overstated.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
While based on an assumption of future growth, that valuation put Anthropic ahead of OpenAI, which most recently was valued by private investors at $852bn.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
There is another unspoken assumption at work here that goes something like this.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing assumption
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 1-10
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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