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assumptions

  • plural
    of assumption.
    assumption
    noun
    something taken for granted; a supposition.

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America’s blue-chip tech companies are placing these huge bets based on assumptions about what the demand for AI computing—and availability of AI hardware—will be in several years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The world of “Lanterns” prefers to be bracingly honest about our false assumptions about heroism and whether the people we deem to be noble really are.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

This finding calls into question long-established assumptions about fertility.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

People take a look at her and make assumptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

In school, I’m one of six Black kids in a specialized music program; I have hair my classmates don’t understand and a complexion that garners assumptions.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold