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It thereby paved the way for her to assume as president should Ortega, who is believed to be in frail health, be declared "permanently absent".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Consumers begin to assume that inflation will remain elevated.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Because the intelligence agency knows of Almásy’s affair with Katharine, they assume Geoffrey’s death is suspicious and imprison Almásy as he tries to get help.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

“The public can no longer assume that a piece of mail dropped in a mailbox before collection time on a specific day will be postmarked that same day,” Alexander said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

“If you do not return on the final train at eight thirty p.m. this evening, I will assume you are dead.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Brian Schwartz and Idan Gutkind at Oppenheimer said that while the company’s cloud backlog continues to show growth, guidance risk is also increasing, as SAP currently assumes de-escalation in Iran.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Southwest said its new profit guidance is based on the forward fuel curve as of July 17, and assumes the current fare environment and demand trends remain intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The projection "assumes no material escalation in the Middle East" and no significant jump in commodity costs, according to a slide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

She imagines where that first job might take her, assumes it will be in some far-flung town in the middle of nowhere.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Investors plug each new bit of information into the Fed’s assumed “reaction function,” which then spits out the appropriate interest rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

I assumed the answer would be “bad planning” or “no planning.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Earlier simulations often assumed that water would rise through Europa's ice in a relatively smooth and organized flow.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Josh Smith, from Wrexham, began experiencing brain fog and headaches in January, but assumed he was "just tired".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

When he said he’d trained at the capital, somehow I’d assumed he meant he trained in Paris, the capital of France.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

We are assuming she doesn’t know how to manage her time, but perhaps she is being tripped up by the same task over and over again.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Burnham has announced a series of new measures since assuming office last week, including cuts to electricity bills and bringing the bus fare cap in most parts of England back down to £2.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

CN Rail also revised its currency outlook, assuming the Canadian dollar will average about 71 U.S. cents in 2026, weaker than the 73 U.S. cents it projected in April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

A $5 million goal is admirable and doable, assuming you have 15 to 20 years left to work and you save a meaningful portion of your income.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Nobody deals with it in Uhuru. It would be like assuming the worst about your family.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas