supposing
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“I would be a little leery of supposing that it’s a gaming of the system in order to get some unfair advantage,” Vaughn said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"I always prefer the facts to words, or supposing things," said Arteta.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
And they said, “Look, supposing you were to report on a murder in Oakland with a voice like that. Stuart, you’ve got no credibility,” and that was that.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023
After being asked if he knew why he had been stopped, the driver responded, “Yeah, because I was on the wrong side of the road,” further supposing that he must have missed an exit.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023
There appeared to be reason for supposing that the drowned informer had hoped for a reward out of this forfeiture, and had obtained some accurate knowledge of Magwitch’s affairs.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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