assumes

Example Sentences

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As Salon’s Alex Galbraith recently explained in his daily newsletter, Crash Course, Walsh assumes his viewers “weren’t paying attention when their history classes got slightly more complicated.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“This all assumes the systems can be produced at high enough yields to be deployed at scale for highly demanding customers, which we understand has yet to happen.”

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“A plan that assumes Medicare covers that is a plan built on wrong information,” Judge said.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Further, the Bank of Canada assumes that inflation would peak in April at about 3%, and that crude-oil prices ease toward the $75 a barrel level by mid-2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

I try to capture the calm demeanor my mother assumes when handling particularly bad cases.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins