presuming

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Greenspan, who retired just before disaster struck, acknowledged to Congress in late 2008 that he had "made a mistake" in presuming companies were best positioned to protect themselves and their shareholders without government oversight.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

That’s presuming the U.S. team — a 60-1 longshot — does the improbable and wins the final.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Their case had been scuppered by the so-called "30 second rule", a false conclusion adopted by the court presuming that every person who was killed in the disaster had been unconscious within 30 seconds.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Rasmussen said he left the meeting with Vance and Rubio presuming the Trump administration understood the island wouldn’t become part of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Accounting for Air Days and presuming 90 kilometers of travel per sol, I should arrive on Sol 498.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir