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as in to guess
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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as in to assume
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?
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as in to think
to have as an opinion
voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city
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as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
had always supposed that her father would bequeath the family farm to her
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This is where the Harris and former Biden team is really supposed to make its money, in a get-out-the-vote competition with relative neophytes on the Republican side.
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024
But the Broncos will leave Baltimore with a 5-4 record and the playoffs still very much a possibility just past the mid-point of what’s supposed to be a rebuilding year.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
The ‘Walker’ series, which is a project of 10 films, was also supposed to be shown there.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Even though the sloth ended up in a place it wasn't supposed to be, it was swiftly returned to its home.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024
But the Broncos will leave Baltimore with a 5-4 record and the playoffs still very much a possibility just past the mid-point of what’s supposed to be a rebuilding year.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
The ‘Walker’ series, which is a project of 10 films, was also supposed to be shown there.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Even though the sloth ended up in a place it wasn't supposed to be, it was swiftly returned to its home.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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After six rounds the judge accurately guessed the number 89% of the time.Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Players get six attempts to guess a five-letter word.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The approval is a relief for Boeing’s new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, who assumed the role in August to steer the company through its safety and manufacturing crises.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Challengers assume these errors are not routine discrepancies but evidence of systematic voter fraud and a shadowy plot to foil the presidential election.Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Not everyone thinks the jokes are funny, of course.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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Parmigiano-Reggiano is one of the world’s most famous and beloved cheeses, yet its birthplace is rarely one of the first places that people think of when planning a trip to Italy.Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
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The National Retail Federation says that import surcharges could soar to 50% for everything from jeans to couches.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In August, the FBI reviewed credit card statements associated with Williams that showed payment at a parking near a Washington metro station, about a 10-minute ride from the Capitol area, that was made on Jan. 6, 2021, the statements of facts says.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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By 2022, the Pew Research Center estimates there were more than 725,000 Indians living illegally in the U.S., behind only Mexicans and El Salvadorans.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates the tariffs could raise only about $225 billion a year.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The alleged victim was never officially identified but was presumed to be Garcia.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s strategy has presumed that the crude, masculinist appeal that has won him the support of large numbers of male voters will have cross-racial success and erode Harris’s support among the crucial African American male electorate.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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But human rights groups believe the real toll to be far greater, with thousands more users and small-time peddlers killed in mysterious circumstances by unknown assailants.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Cincinnati Fire Department's fire investigation unit has been tasked with figuring it out.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Is the October CPI Report? CPI figures for the month of October 2024 are scheduled to be released on November 13 at 8:30a.m.Simon Moore, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Suppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppose. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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