was assuming
- past progressive of assume.
Example Sentences
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Where it really, deeply failed, like people, was assuming that cancer emotions follow a predictable pattern.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Warden added that the defense contractor’s 2025 forecast included some delays to program awards, but that the company was assuming the government could find a way to reopen by roughly the middle of November.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2025
The mayor’s biggest miscalculation was assuming the public would grant her grace the way other elected officials have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Ms Barnes and her housemates managed to secure the rental house they wanted, but she said she was "assuming we're going to have to do this again next year".
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
Of course, that was assuming he and his friends could get away.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
