suppose
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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
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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
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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
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“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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