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hypothecates

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present tense third-person singular of hypothecate

as in assumes

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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The overbuild risk The market may already have overbuilt relative to the payback window that data center financing assumes.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Maybe The Mob assumes that someone tuning in to this show is also a loyal viewer of all other reality shows and are aware of whatever drama Demi and Harry are carrying into this setting.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

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That the first foreign policy message after the victory went to Moscow, and through a Russian state outlet, says a good deal about where the new government’s instincts lie.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Because food can be scarce there and people fear theft, individuals will store rice in their dirt-floor homes, Wagner says, allowing close contact with the rats that infest the island.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

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For example, the law presumes that coordination is taking place if a candidate’s family member is running an independent expenditure committee supporting that same candidate.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The decree, which must be converted to law by parliament within 60 days, also automatically presumes that anyone over age 14 is capable of understanding their own actions, unless proven otherwise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of presumes

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Larter believes engineers could develop similar mechanisms for hundreds of ordnance types.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Without a clear owner, those recommendations circulate and generate input, and often the leader believes the recommendations turn into action.

— Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of believes

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Regarding the principal of the investment from the sale of Porter Memorial Hospital, Gulley thinks the Porter County Foundation Board, made up of the 10 members of the Board of Commissioners and the County Council, has managed it well.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Those features can create confidence before someone even thinks to check who operates the business.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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