assumption

Example Sentences

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He was so locked into the assumption that only a man could have killed Cynthia that he disregarded Perkins’ multiple alleged confessions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The assumption here is that existing computers are unable to reverse-engineer a private key from a public key.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But those projections rest on the assumption that the conflict in the Middle East is relatively short-lived—and the impact to the global economy is still contained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

UBS has an end-of-year gold target of $5,600 per ounce, based primarily on the assumption that investors will continue to want to diversify their portfolios with purchases of the precious metal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But we made an assumption here—that there is a 50-50 chance that God exists.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife