assumption
Example Sentences
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“They use the words ‘credit repair,’ but what’s really happening here is a negative option that extracts fees from people with the assumption that most people wanted this.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
But I think that assumption has been overstated.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
For years, the common assumption has been simple: eating less fat may help lower cancer risk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
While based on an assumption of future growth, that valuation put Anthropic ahead of OpenAI, which most recently was valued by private investors at $852bn.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Although battle was to be engaged on the question of the existence of spirits, the assumption was that it was really the existence of God that was at stake.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing assumption
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 1-10
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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