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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But the firm still expects the Chinese economy to grow by 4.6% this year and 4.2% in 2026, based on the assumption that stimulus can mitigate the tariff impact.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Like Truman’s loyalty program, McCarthy’s hearings operated on the assumption that fear would produce compliance and compliance would produce new allegations, as witness after witness coughed up information on friends and allies.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Nonetheless, the disappearance was ruled as a tragic accident under the assumption that the Martins’ car had accidentally plummeted into the river from the Cascade Locks parking lot.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The American legal system is designed with the assumption that those subject to its rulings will, for the most part, follow them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Like Truman’s loyalty program, McCarthy’s hearings operated on the assumption that fear would produce compliance and compliance would produce new allegations, as witness after witness coughed up information on friends and allies.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Nonetheless, the disappearance was ruled as a tragic accident under the assumption that the Martins’ car had accidentally plummeted into the river from the Cascade Locks parking lot.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The American legal system is designed with the assumption that those subject to its rulings will, for the most part, follow them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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