supposes

present tense third-person singular of suppose
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as in estimates
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses

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Verb
  • So on one hand, McKinsey estimates global demand for data center capacity at 19% to 22% increases each year from 2023 to 2030, for an over 300% increase in demand and something like 171 to 219 gigawatts a year of capacity.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • By the end of the decade, vaccination rates climbed to nearly 90%, and the CDC estimates that the program has prevented more than a million deaths in children born since then.
    Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Dealing with someone who constantly assumes the worst can be challenging.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The model assumes that a neural circuit exists in each body segment along the spinal cord.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Hale thinks the housing market overall is a bit healthier than the low level of sales might indicate, however.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Skovronsky thinks that pills could eventually become the primary way that obesity is treated around the world, and that oral drugs could have a larger market share than injectables.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Jones says Southwest has a plan to close the gap.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • YouTube says the rollout will happen over the coming weeks and that support for more AI dubs in different languages will be added over time.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Everyone is focused on the appalling state of how the federal government calculates job creation.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Thus, the team calculates the population of quasars at Cosmic Dawn to be around double what was previously estimated.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • After Friday, one guesses the demands will grow louder.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Skye even correctly guesses how long Billy has been microdosing ‘shrooms, based on his chill demeanor.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • Scott’s new attorney, Scott Sanders, believes his 69-year-old client would have been acquitted altogether if the evidence had been disclosed as required at the time of trial.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Jason Lloyd of The Athletic believes that the Browns' October 19 matchup against the Miami Dolphins might be the day that head coach Kevin Stefanski decides to turn to Gabriel as his new starter.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This premium valuation presumes that the company can maintain double-digit growth and margin expansion in the long term.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Hank, in attempting to save himself, starts to act out a stereotype of his own, the Western loner who presumes to take on a hero’s mantle.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
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