assumes

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“Everybody assumes money is the most important thing, that you can quote-unquote ‘buy an election’ with all that money,” said Jason McDaniel, an associate professor of political science at San Francisco State University.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Neoclassical economic theory assumes how this rational individual behaves in response to prices and incentives, and this forms a basis to model the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

One assumes that crude flows gradually resume under “a negotiated framework,” and another where disruptions deepen and supplies tighten further.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

And that assumes a normalization of supplies from June.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“Achebe assumes he can use Coal’s ability against him. What if Coal used it to help himself?”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste