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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Top prospect Gage Jump was called up and assumed a spot in the rotation after starting later Tuesday.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026 -
Wang was elected to the City Council in November 2022 and eventually assumed the job of mayor, a position that rotates among the council members.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Braxton said she’s noticed some investment firms pulling back this year, following companies such as Anheuser-Busch and Walmart last year.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Evans said power limitations are already influencing economic development decisions.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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He was presumed dead at the start of The Night Manager Season 2, which launched earlier this year, but returned with a vengeance midway through the series to exact revenge on Tom Hiddleston’s Jonathan Pine.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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The submarine never returned from patrol and was officially presumed lost after failing to report back to Midway in July 1944.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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When a mysterious Signal begins pulsing out near Pluto, the world goes still, leaving the skies open for what is believed to be first contact with extraterrestrials.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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An explosion at a building believed to be storing explosives in northeastern Myanmar killed at least 46 people and injured dozens more, according to rescuers and others, flattening homes near the border with China.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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“Hypothecated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothecated. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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