- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
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Analyst Daniel Roden now assumes Deep Yellow proceeds with Tumas in June 2027, with first ore produced in October 2029.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
She assumes he probably has a rough idea, but says neither has ever felt the need to ask.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The target assumes a multiple of about 19 times estimated earnings per share for fiscal 2027, which ends in August.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
He assumes that, these days, the public goes to see movies or plays, watches television, or reads books either to avoid this dismal reality or absolve themselves from it.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Achebe assumes he can use Coal’s ability against him. What if Coal used it to help himself?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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