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There was something bittersweet about watching him do it, although I suppose his ritual isn’t so different from mine.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

I suppose the little showman, the little 10-year-old silver showman, came out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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

"It probably sounds really obvious," Carr says, "but I suppose one of the signs of that is how long it goes on for."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Well, I suppose it could be awful. But so long as what they promise has some value and they are able to give it, then the bargain stands.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

But the series had to be made, one supposes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

“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

Dede supposes that the Tigers took one look at the bespectacled, pale young man and decided he wouldn’t be much competition.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

If the agency can do these things, judges are supposed to let it do as it sees fit.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But she’s so loaded, she doesn’t abide by existing train schedules and surprises them all by stopping a train that is supposed to bypass the town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The FOMC’s decisions to stand pat at Mr. Warsh’s first two meetings as its leader became supposed evidence that Fed credibility was in doubt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Of course, knowing what you're supposed to do is one thing but actually walking up to a stranger and starting a conversation, or even messaging someone out of the blue online, is another.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

“You were supposed to meet him at the pool last night, after swim practice, which you also missed.”

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

But just supposing the Lords backed down and the plan became law, there is no guarantee we will see a flight take off.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024

And they said, “Look, supposing you were to report on a murder in Oakland with a voice like that. Stuart, you’ve got no credibility,” and that was that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

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

“And supposing, my friend, that your guess happens to be wrong?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie