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suppose

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




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“I suppose when I look through 250, 300 years since the Industrial Revolution, for every new technology, we’ve heard the same story of this being negative for jobs,” Reid said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

I don’t think I knew that that was a realistic aspiration … until I was on it, I suppose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

To her husband’s complaints about the demands on a politician’s time, she rejoined: “Well, dearie, suppose no one paid any attention to you at all?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

It looks better, I suppose, to have a thousand people kept from entering a venue than seating them in a spacious arena he can no longer fill.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Because Handsome knew that a host must always be gracious, he said nothing other than “Well, I suppose we’ll need another chair, won’t we?”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

"If your father supposes I bear him some enmity for that, it's only because he never knew Rodrik."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

"This was supposed to be pristine forest forever," sighs the golf enthusiast.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Barbabella—or another doctor—is supposed to be no more than three minutes away from the president at all times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Beaird concerns how judges are supposed to treat these two distinct yet related parts of the Sentencing Commission’s work.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

"It's not luck. I'm supposed to be here," she says with tears in her eyes.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Ed—” I started, and then realized that he was probably supposed to call me by my last name, or something else official.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“Bucking Fastard” relishes those contradictions, supposing that there might be some version of life where they can coexist in harmony.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

“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

The pale boy, who I am supposing is named Mr. Gideon, stops and tips his bowler.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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