on the assumption that

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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

The basis for that optimism is that the CBO projections are based on the assumption that Social Security trust funds will be fully funded and thus able to pay full benefits scheduled under current law.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Milo asked desperately, on the assumption that the giant had been brought up well enough not to talk with a mouthful.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster