on/under/with the assumption
idiom
: as though one knows : in the belief
We are operating on/under/with the assumption that the loan will be approved.
Examples of on/under/with the assumption in a Sentence
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Such a case would have hinged on the assumption that Trump, in paying off Daniels, was trying to promote his election rather than trying to avoid embarrassment.
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Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
The administration has been working under the assumption that five U.S. hostages are still alive and unaccounted-for, a U.S. official said this month.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
But officials said negotiators continue to operate on the assumption that release of the initial 40 — and potentially more — is still on the table.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Goldman started with the assumption that Mr. Trump was more likely to be the winner, and would probably cut taxes.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
France’s revolution, which begat the utopian tradition, was predicated on the assumption that humanity unshackled from superstition and guided by pure reason would enter a new epoch of Enlightenment.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
His business pays a premium to rent downtown real estate under the assumption that there will be wealthy customers.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Some big investors have shorted, or bet against, Trump Media shares, on the assumption that the company cannot continue to trade at such a heady price.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
One of the things that always strikes me is that the teachers never go into these situations with the assumption that the children will give their trust back.
—TIME, 17 Mar. 2024
Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
The administration has been working under the assumption that five U.S. hostages are still alive and unaccounted-for, a U.S. official said this month.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
But officials said negotiators continue to operate on the assumption that release of the initial 40 — and potentially more — is still on the table.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Goldman started with the assumption that Mr. Trump was more likely to be the winner, and would probably cut taxes.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
France’s revolution, which begat the utopian tradition, was predicated on the assumption that humanity unshackled from superstition and guided by pure reason would enter a new epoch of Enlightenment.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
His business pays a premium to rent downtown real estate under the assumption that there will be wealthy customers.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Some big investors have shorted, or bet against, Trump Media shares, on the assumption that the company cannot continue to trade at such a heady price.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
One of the things that always strikes me is that the teachers never go into these situations with the assumption that the children will give their trust back.
—TIME, 17 Mar. 2024
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