as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee
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As Parekh noted on the call, this outlook assumed no change in global tariff rates or policies and no change in the macroeconomic outlook, which has been worsening.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Essayli assumed the position on April 2, which meant his term would have expired on July 31.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Conklin did not edit the de Blasio article, a person familiar with the coverage said.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, Microsoft will remain capacity constrained for the remainder of the fiscal year, Hood said.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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In addition, there is the servant Smerdyakov, presumed to be the illegitimate child of Fyodor and the intellectually disabled Lizaveta, nicknamed Stinking Lizaveta.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Another returned set of remains didn’t match any of those who were presumed to have been taken hostage, Israel said last week.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Schuster said the Fujian is more likely a stepping stone, and China’s next carrier, the Type 004, on which early construction is believed to have begun, will incorporate lessons learned from it.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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De Silva, police noted, was an innocent bystander who was not involved in the quarrel and was not believed to have been the target.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Hypothecated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothecated. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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