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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Until now, the marketing industry has rested on the assumption that everyone aged 60-75 is the same categorizable group.
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Tim Wragg, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Nvidia's astonishing market ride rests on the assumption that AI will be the tech industry's next universal platform and that demand for AI products and services will be massive.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Research suggests few academic gains from vouchers The push to give parents more choice over where to send their children is based on the assumption that doing so will provide them with a better education.
—Suzanne Eckes, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
The firm projected that the tech giant will have to increase prices on iPhones, iPads and other products by that amount, with the assumption that all of the products will be subject to at least a 10% tariff.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tim Wragg, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Nvidia's astonishing market ride rests on the assumption that AI will be the tech industry's next universal platform and that demand for AI products and services will be massive.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Research suggests few academic gains from vouchers The push to give parents more choice over where to send their children is based on the assumption that doing so will provide them with a better education.
—Suzanne Eckes, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
The firm projected that the tech giant will have to increase prices on iPhones, iPads and other products by that amount, with the assumption that all of the products will be subject to at least a 10% tariff.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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