assumption

Example Sentences

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Stockman walked readers through the enormous gap between the casual assumption that there were vast amounts of bloat and free money in the federal budget and the actual reality when you looked at the numbers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“The assumption that the incoming ownership group can finance an additional $600 million for Moda Center — which is now a publicly-owned community asset is not possible,” lobbying materials from the Blazers stated.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

"There's an assumption we naively hold that when we want children it will just happen but that's not a privilege we're all granted so it's made me more compassionate in that regard."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“There is this assumption that it is going to get fixed tomorrow.”

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

This was the assumption underlying a message that was broadcast into space by the Arecibo radio telescope in 1974.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton