on/under/with the assumption
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: as though one knows : in the belief
We are operating on/under/with the assumption that the loan will be approved.
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Russian imperialism and Chinese expansionism rely on the assumption that democracies are slow and reactive.
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Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
In fact, markets are brushing off the latest round of tariff back-and-forths on the assumption the U.S. will continue to hold off on collecting them.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
But as Wolfers warns, premising financial decisions on the assumption Trump will backtrack underestimates the centrality of tariffs to his economic agenda.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
That plan appears to be based on the assumption that any retrial wouldn’t affect the separate $17.9 million compensatory damages award.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
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Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
In fact, markets are brushing off the latest round of tariff back-and-forths on the assumption the U.S. will continue to hold off on collecting them.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
But as Wolfers warns, premising financial decisions on the assumption Trump will backtrack underestimates the centrality of tariffs to his economic agenda.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
That plan appears to be based on the assumption that any retrial wouldn’t affect the separate $17.9 million compensatory damages award.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
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