assuming

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Inventories should remain at healthy levels until July or August, he said, assuming the Hormuz reopens within the next two to five weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Your $400,000 retirement account, assuming a 7% return, would produce about $28,000 a year before tax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Neurocrine will fund the transaction with cash on hand, and plans to “optimize its capital structure” by assuming a modest amount of pre-payable debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

A small team would be needed to extract the uranium, assuming it could be found in a single location.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

She doesn’t say it, but she keeps glancing across the Midway, looking for Soheil, I’m assuming.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed