assume
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Also on Thursday, Mattel said Roberto Stanichi, president and chief marketing and brand officer, will step down to assume the role of VP of consumer products and experiences at Netflix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He said George's exit from the Warrior would have created a "clunking noise", which may have led the commander to assume he was safely off the vehicle and had shut the doors.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
“That’s when you’re most powerful: when you assume office with an agenda, so hopefully he’ll detail that within days of being elected.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Venice Commission later recommended that judges should be able to assume office without requiring a presidential oath.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Instead, assume the NTI is asking how you are and/or what you are doing.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Mr. Murakami has the authority—and, one assumes, the readerly trust—to leave behind such narrative crutches as character-building detail or precise language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Unlike an approach that assumes the acceleration began in a particular year, this method allows the data to determine the most likely timing of the shift.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Another issue is that the market assumes Marvell is going to have to pay a large premium to buy Lumentum, Seaport analyst Jay Goldberg told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Your lender will approve you for a number that assumes nothing else in your life costs money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
He sighs, and assumes an expression of great patience.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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"We kind of assumed that people might want to come forward," Furphy said, "and people came forward."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Traditionally, researchers have assumed that effective molecular separation requires a membrane covered with an extremely thin, specialized coating.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Louisiana and Mississippi offered two incredibly close Senate races in states long assumed to be GOP strongholds.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
The state has had one Latino governor, Romualdo Pacheco, who assumed office in 1875 when Gov. Newton Booth stepped down after winning a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
A second door opened into another dimly lit room, and “mourners”—actors without masks who Molly assumed were Anat’s classmates—filed in, a few carrying tiny plates with rugelach, others wailing perhaps too theatrically into handkerchiefs.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Research from consultancy PwC found that some graduate roles are assuming more responsibilities because of AI, as it allows companies to demand more senior abilities from junior hires.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
ExxonMobil agreed to take over as operator in September, assuming responsibility from France-based energy major TotalEnergies, which retains a significant stake.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Instead of assuming data for every region, this modelling uses statistical probability to calculate a range of likely outcomes based on environmental signals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Even an additional half-percentage-point margin on that revenue would represent roughly $581 million in quarterly operating profit, assuming sales stayed unchanged.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
She doesn’t say it, but she keeps glancing across the Midway, looking for Soheil, I’m assuming.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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