- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
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Another scenario assumes AI lives up to its promises but the build-out runs into supply snafus as chip makers and others struggle to keep up with runaway demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Given that UNH’s guidance assumes an acceleration in medical-cost trends, we believe there is more upside potential to earnings than downside risk,” Mizuho Securities analyst Ann Hynes told investors on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The model assumes that the bird needs the current climate set-up that exists in alpine meadows in the future too, a reasonable but not certain assumption.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
Finnick finally gives up and assumes the hunched position he took in the arena when the jabberjays attacked.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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