suppose
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"I suppose it remains one of the defining moments of my lifetime."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Somewhere along the way, I suppose I, too, absorbed the idea that there were shortcuts worth sharing and shortcuts better left unmentioned.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Which I suppose, for a gay man who’d spent the first 27 years of his life denying his sexuality to a family he feared wouldn’t understand, it was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
“There is no reason to suppose this has not continued.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“I don’t suppose we’ll be able to scrounge up some more by morning,” he said.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Mr. Graham-Dixon supposes that Vermeer painted it for his pregnant wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
There are still clues, Axel supposes, but not like the ones in the deep woods.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
The deal was supposed to help him secure a Trump pardon after a federal gun case, but the pardon never materialized, and Boosie is now trying to recover part of the money through arbitration.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
And, given what Rispoli has been through, maybe Saturday was supposed to be difficult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
"The only equity I have is in this trailer. It's the same for a lot of people … even if we could move the trailer, where are you supposed to move it to?"
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
As head of chassis dynamics for VW AG’s superluxury brand, he is the keeper and arbiter of what a Bentley is supposed to feel like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
She was supposed to stay here, in Deadwood, where she would discover her worth.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“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
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
“But, supposing I do… what do I say?”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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