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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The entire college sports industry has been operating for months on the assumption that Wilken will approve the settlement.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Universities across the country have been busy making plans under the assumption Wilken will put the terms into effect.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Earlier this year, several analysts forecast relatively small declines in the company’s earnings-per-share under a new trade regime, partially based on the assumption that Apple could use its secondary production locations to avoid tariffs on U.S. goods imported from China.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The drills will be conducted under the assumption the PLA could move against the island in 2027.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Universities across the country have been busy making plans under the assumption Wilken will put the terms into effect.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Earlier this year, several analysts forecast relatively small declines in the company’s earnings-per-share under a new trade regime, partially based on the assumption that Apple could use its secondary production locations to avoid tariffs on U.S. goods imported from China.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The drills will be conducted under the assumption the PLA could move against the island in 2027.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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