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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Police were suspicious of the claims, and placed Reanos-Moreno and a relative under arrest on the assumption that her husband’s death was a homicide.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Public elementary schools were structured to be half-day in length, with the assumption that children would come home for lunch and mothers could provide care in the afternoon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
That’s even with the assumption that strike ends soon.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
This is actually a hybrid bid for Sundance to be jointly based in Park City and Salt Lake City, with the assumption that the larger locale would pick up more of the slack.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 July 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Public elementary schools were structured to be half-day in length, with the assumption that children would come home for lunch and mothers could provide care in the afternoon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
That’s even with the assumption that strike ends soon.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
This is actually a hybrid bid for Sundance to be jointly based in Park City and Salt Lake City, with the assumption that the larger locale would pick up more of the slack.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for on/under/with the assumption
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“On/under/with the assumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Funder%2Fwith%20the%20assumption. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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