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.

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This ideal scenario, however, rests on the assumption that the court's decision is final and the Trump administration does not have other ways of reinstating its muscular trade policies. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 May 2025 The analysis is based on the assumption that the tax cuts are extended while there are $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid and $230 billion in cuts to SNAP. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 22 May 2025 As the world approaches the horizon of AGI, it would be misguided to choose problems that are predicated on the assumption that the job of any particular person still exists. Ray Zhou, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 When the industry started becoming legal, hundreds of millions were invested in indoor grow with the assumption cost per pound would stay high. Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on/under/with the assumption

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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 3 Jun. 2025.

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