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

Absolutely a valid concern, because they are pricey, and they were assuming nothing was going to be in there.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2021

To our chagrin, John's answer was, "I do not know;" and Mr. Gouverneur, realizing that affairs were assuming a rather serious aspect, said: "John, you do know; tell the officer at once."

From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian