were assuming
- past progressive of assume.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, financial authorities said they were assuming temporary management of the private investment firm.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Until Omicron's onset, carriers were assuming that a rebound in business and international traffic would help mitigate the cost pressure and allow them to be profitable this year.
From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2022
You were assuming that work from home was going to be here for real.
From The Verge ● Dec. 21, 2021
In theory, therefore, these subjects, like Carole Cadwalladr, all knew they were assuming new privacy risks by joining a study.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2014
Thomas, fifth Lord Lovat, added the lands of Phopachy, Englishton, Bunchrew and Culburnie, the last-named place from Henry Douglas, to the family estates, which were assuming very large proportions.
From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Fraser, Alexander
