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suppose

[suh-pohz, suh-pohst] / səˈpoʊz, səˈpoʊst /




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He said the book was influenced by classics, adding: "One of the only poems I can recite is The Owl and the Pussycat and I suppose there's a similar metre to that."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

I suppose I could be referred to as a journalist, but because it is part of a movement and not just a typical magazine, I’m more likely to be identified with the movement.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

I suppose he wanted us to leave the theater smiling.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

So suppose AI delivers a modest 1% increase in U.S. life expectancy through better diagnosis and treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

"I suppose so. But I don't want to think about it while I'm eating."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

The Romans of the Empire had much to be proud of, one supposes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s newest film, supposes that music has the power to conjure spirits past, present and evil.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2025

Big scientific discoveries tend to attract myths which supposes their creation to have occurred "at one moment by one person", but the overarching research "tends to need collaboration across national boundaries," he added.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2025

The pathway for law students supposes that law schools will be involved in some level, Rooksby said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 18, 2024

“Anatsou prefers his tricks, but...but he supposes the human girl’s logic is sound. She has won Anatsou’s game, and so...”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

What about the faintly ludicrous figure of the foregoing 100-plus minutes was supposed to make me care about his moral compass?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The judge sent the jury back to deliberate several times and the idea behind juror deliberations is you’re supposed to discuss the evidence with one another with candor, to openly listen.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

The Chinese-European electric trucking startup that was supposed to rival Tesla is running low on funds—and workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Government interventions, such as currency buying and bond buybacks, are supposed to calm markets.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

It’s like my body’s woken up to what it’s supposed to do.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

“I would be a little leery of supposing that it’s a gaming of the system in order to get some unfair advantage,” Vaughn said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

"I always prefer the facts to words, or supposing things," said Arteta.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2024

After being asked if he knew why he had been stopped, the driver responded, “Yeah, because I was on the wrong side of the road,” further supposing that he must have missed an exit.

From Washington Times Sep. 2, 2023

Russell was hired by and lampooned both Democrats and Republicans, tilting his humor “toward whoever’s in power” and supposing that “it will even out on Judgment Day.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2023

And even supposing he somehow managed to cross the desert, there would still be the Cusp to confront: the mountain of white glass said in legend to be the funeral pyre of demons.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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