assume

Example Sentences

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OpenAI said President Greg Brockman would assume Simo’s product responsibilities while she is on leave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She wrought real reputational harms and wrecked the presumption of regularity to the point where judges are now just saying: I just assume you lie all the time.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

SpaceX’s higher valuation also could mean that SpaceX is growing faster and more profitable than investors assume.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Lewis can assume leadership of the party despite not holding a seat in the House of Commons, though he will be expected to run in the next federal election or in a by-election.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Neither the Revolution nor the infant republic could have succeeded without the support of the southern states, so Adams had deferred to the Virginians to assume leadership of the antislavery movement.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis