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"You would assume that such an impact would have shattered Phobos, unless it has a very low homogeneous density, like a sponge that can absorb that kind of impact," says Haser.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Griffin can’t assume the average “Talk Your Head Off” viewer thinks the old guys running it all have the same level of celebrity as, say, her friend Cher.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Howard, known as Howie, has been a Berkshire director since 1993, and will assume the chairman role effective immediately.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Event planning must therefore assume that a crocodile sighting is possible… No natural waterway in crocodile country can be guaranteed to be crocodile-free."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“If they’d telephoned twice at the same time, maybe we could assume something about their work schedule. When the times are so different, it doesn’t seem to mean anything. But there is something else.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

At REDCAT, the superb Rosemarie DeWitt assumes Marvel’s place, standing in for Ford but never attempting anything as crass as an impersonation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

A surrogate plays an extraordinary role in a child’s development and assumes the physical risks of pregnancy.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Things start to go awry for Bryan when, during a snowstorm, he is driving to a hospital to deliver a medical package he assumes is a liver or a heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Ian Lyngen, head of U.S. rates strategy at BMO Capital Markets, said he assumes that a quarter-point hike this month would be followed by similar hikes at both the Fed’s October and December meetings.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

The traditional historiographical emphasis on the new physics assumes that the mathematization of the world began in the seventeenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Jung had initially assumed they were providing nutrients, but then began to wonder if something more sinister was at play.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“They’re not fading,” she said, in part because the war has outlasted forecasts that it would end by August since forecasters assumed the alternative would be too damaging to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many observers, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, assumed he would never return to the Senate.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Details are still being worked out,, but the study assumed a transferable credit with a minimum rate of 20% on qualified spending for U.S. resident labor — broadly what industry groups have supported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

“When I agreed to manage while you’re away, I assumed I would have her help.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

And assuming collectors can get their car to an appropriate testing location, there’s no promise it will pass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The request comes after billionaire Tilman Fertitta in May reached an agreement to buy Caesars, paying shareholders $31 a share and assuming about $11.9 billion of the casino company’s outstanding debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In other words, he was willing to sell majority control soon, assuming the price and all the other legal and financial details could be agreed upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

European hopes of parity had begun to fade into the shadows of the evening sunshine, with Angela Stanford's visitors seemingly assuming control of the 20th edition of the biggest team competition in women's golf.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was an idea, I felt, that sold us all short, assuming that the differences were all anyone saw.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama