on/under/with the assumption

idiom

: as though one knows : in the belief
We are operating on/under/with the assumption that the loan will be approved.

Examples of on/under/with the assumption in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But officials said negotiators continue to operate on the assumption that release of the initial 40 — and potentially more — is still on the table. Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024 Goldman started with the assumption that Mr. Trump was more likely to be the winner, and would probably cut taxes. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 France’s revolution, which begat the utopian tradition, was predicated on the assumption that humanity unshackled from superstition and guided by pure reason would enter a new epoch of Enlightenment. Noah Rothman, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024 His business pays a premium to rent downtown real estate under the assumption that there will be wealthy customers. Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024 Some big investors have shorted, or bet against, Trump Media shares, on the assumption that the company cannot continue to trade at such a heady price. Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024 One of the things that always strikes me is that the teachers never go into these situations with the assumption that the children will give their trust back. TIME, 17 Mar. 2024 What makes this project unusual and has raised criticism even on the City Council is that the council committed $700,000 to the roundabout construction on the assumption that the TIF plan will be approved. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Alsobrooks built her budget proposal on the assumption that the county would be granted control of the local telecommunications and energy tax proceeds; the legislation is in the hands of the state Senate. Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

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“On/under/with the assumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Funder%2Fwith%20the%20assumption. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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