assumed
Example Sentences
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Instead, the two pilots who assumed control of the nearly four-year-old aircraft were able to keep flying for over an hour and safely land even with a damaged component on its tail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He told the trial: "I assumed it was just the so-called Facebook police."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
She lost a campaign for a judgeship in 2022 and two years later assumed her position in the county counsel’s justice and safety division, where she supervises litigation and advises county departments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
If researchers had assumed that the CGM behaved the same way in every direction, this effect could easily have remained hidden.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
All this time I assumed no one wanted to be friends with me after the Milky Mouse incident.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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