How to Use on/under/with the assumption in a Sentence

on/under/with the assumption

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  • Keep in mind that this relies on the assumption that the number 2k+1 – 1 is prime.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The boundary study was based on the assumption that Golden Ring Middle would no longer be used.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2023
  • The first is the wait-and-see approach, taken on the assumption that the tissue will pass naturally out of the womb with time.
    — Longreads, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Okamoto is also working on the assumption that your guest brought in a gun.
    — Lizzy Acker, oregonlive, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Starting in the 1970s, shelters were built on the assumption that secrecy is safest.
    — Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 24 May 2023
  • Some of the rumors hinged on the assumption that the Ukrainians required foreign help in order to strike Moskva.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • That’s partly because today’s ships are designed on the assumption there will be a crew on board to make repairs.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
  • This trade is based on the assumption that mega-cap stocks will beat earnings estimates and cause a reversal in the Nasdaq.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 30 July 2024
  • But there is a problem with the assumption that deglobalization is a fact on the ground: the data does not fully back it up.
    — Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2024
  • This sets the conversation off with the assumption that there is always some wiggle room.
    — Becca Stanek, The Week, 27 Apr. 2023
  • For decades, South Korea’s defense strategy relied on the assumption that the United States would come to its aid if war were to break out.
    — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The rest will be held in cold storage for decades, on the assumption that later generations will have better tools and more knowledge to bring to bear.
    — Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The campaign budget had been built on the assumption that tens of thousands of people who are not yet engaged would give millions of dollars.
    — Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 19 July 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
  • The instinct to hide any visible sign of a period is ingrained in girls from an early age on the assumption that men and boys cannot -- or shouldn't have to -- deal with it.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 6 May 2022
  • 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
  • Fans are under the assumption Lively is Lady Deadpool based on the actress's clothing in the post, which matches the same color as the anti-hero's suit.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 23 July 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
  • That was based on the assumption, which seemed reasonable at the time, that 75 percent of all screenings for breast and colon cancer would end up being skipped over a period of six months.
    — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The researchers started with the assumption that sodium-sensing cells would spark an electrical signal when salt was present, but not if the EnaC blocker was there too.
    — Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The progressive model is to enact irreversible policies like these on the assumption that any mess can be cleaned up later—by them.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2021
  • 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.
    — Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
  • The argument for strict new border rules rests on the assumption that tougher measures will deter Latin American migrants from coming to the border in the first place.
    — TIME, 9 Jan. 2024
  • And these estimates were predicated on the assumption of mass debt relief, not piecemeal sums like these.
    — Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The current stability of the system relies on the assumption that Satoshi and his coins are gone forever, frozen by the liquid nitrogen in Hal Finney’s brain.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 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
  • The two leaders were not clear as to whether the GOP's budget proposal will be assembled under the assumption that Kentucky's personal income tax will drop over the course of the two fiscal years.
    — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The markets have been climbing since July — and have been positively buoyant since late October — on the assumption that truly good times are in the offing.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The Americans offered only token military help, on the assumption that Ukraine would fall within days or weeks.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
  • So much of the classical music industry relies on the assumption that star soloists and conductors can hop on a plane without a thought, and that the listeners who love them will travel to hear them.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2021

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