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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

The mistake is assuming that young people want chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

This is assuming those on retirement don’t swarm the disability fund when they need the money.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

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