- plural of assumption.
assumptions
Example Sentences
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I haven’t been able to calculate my rate of return because that would require making assumptions about future appreciation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
That also means confronting one of the industry’s most persistent assumptions: that a successful chef must sacrifice everything else to the job.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
It could quickly reverse, as illustrated earlier in the summer when assumptions about a deescalation in the US Iran conflict led to sharp falls in energy prices and yields.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He calculated that the Earth was 89 million years old–an age that fit neatly enough with Kelvin’s assumptions but unfortunately not with reality.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
