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.
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While the Secret Service hasn't officially been notified of any change, agency officials are operating under the assumption that the current acting director, Ronald Rowe, won't be extended, Secret Services sources said.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Nietzsche’s treatise criticizes philosophers who rest their moral framework on the assumption that good and evil are opposites.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Edwards says he's hired new workers based on the assumption that such incentives would be around for a decade.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
By designing the infrastructure with the assumption that data needs will be immense, organizations can avoid costly rework and scaling challenges in the future.
—Chandra Kuchi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Nietzsche’s treatise criticizes philosophers who rest their moral framework on the assumption that good and evil are opposites.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Edwards says he's hired new workers based on the assumption that such incentives would be around for a decade.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
By designing the infrastructure with the assumption that data needs will be immense, organizations can avoid costly rework and scaling challenges in the future.
—Chandra Kuchi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for on/under/with the assumption
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