on the assumption that

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Warsh had been expected to push for interest rate cuts, on the assumption that artificial intelligence will boost productivity and calm inflation.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Distributors absorbed early cost rises on the assumption that the war would end quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Its forecast is based on the assumption that fuel costs remain around their current level, and supply chain issues neither worsen nor improve.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

That’s on the assumption that corporate revenue grows at the same rate as gross domestic product.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

A peasant living on the assumption that bad years would not come didn’t live long.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari