supposing that

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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

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

If we follow Núñez in supposing that the number sense doesn't represent numbers, then we need to say what it represents instead.

From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2023

Lady Catherine observed, after dinner, that Miss Bennet seemed out of spirits, and immediately accounting for it herself, by supposing that she did not like to go home again so soon, she added:

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen