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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When Parker mentions Rule 39 (happy dance for channeling Gibbs!), Kasie (Diona Reasonover) gets to work analyzing the partial prints on cigarette butts left outside Amber's motel under the assumption that the smoker who took the surveillance photos also staged Carnahan's suicide. —

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024 Fans and commentators are already praising his long career over social media under the assumption that the final moments of Week 12 were his last as an Eagle. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 When investing in a company’s products or services, consumers act under the assumption that their needs will be met as advertised. —

Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 Leaders are no doubt already making decisions under the assumption that their endeavors are under surveillance or harbor distortions created by malign influence. —

Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on/under/with the assumption

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