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assumption

[uh-suhmp-shuhn] / əˈsʌmp ʃən /




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The regulatory framework is built around the assumption that these projects must happen and that whatever collateral damage emerges can be managed later or ignored entirely.

From Salon

The new study challenges the assumption that this connection is universal.

From Science Daily

This finding challenges the long-standing assumption that the lower mantle is almost completely dry.

From Science Daily

We might have trained models to lie about their own internal states by rewarding them for echoing our assumptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nor, with the investigation of the couple’s deaths still underway, can anyone make any assumptions about Nick’s innocence or guilt.

From Salon