assumption
Example Sentences
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When they led their countries to war with Iran on the last day of February, both issued video statements, choosing words that reflected an assumption that a moment of historical change was coming.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
New research has now overturned that assumption, revealing that the artifacts are actually medieval and provide rare insight into the movement of weapons, trade, and military activity across the Mediterranean during the Late Middle Ages.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
There was no comparison with a national leader like Franklin Roosevelt or, the unspoken assumption, Churchill himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
And I just don’t want anything lost in translation or the assumption game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
It is easy to say that our world has been made by science or by technology, but scientific and technological progress depend on a pre-existing assumption, the assumption that there are discoveries to be made.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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