is assuming
- present progressive of assume (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Mark McGivney, CFO of the professional services and insurance brokerage firm, is assuming additional roles of executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
And he is assuming control of a ministry that, by many accounts, is deeply troubled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
What’s Next: Although Berkshire can buy nearly 25% of daily dollar volume based on Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines, Barron’s is assuming that Berkshire doesn’t want to buy back more than 10%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
“A major fallacy is assuming that policies that work in one country will automatically work in another,” Josh Michaud, the associate director of global health and public health policy at KFF, told Salon.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
None of this has made any sense to me at all, but I limit myself to asking what the product is, assuming there is some kind of product involved.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
