Assumption in example sentence

And then they stood at two hilltops, two miles distant, and they did the same thing, on the assumption from Galileo that if light had a discernible speed, he'd notice a delay in the light coming back from his assistant's lamp.

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It is this underlying assumption of limitlessness that makes it possible to take the reckless risks that we do.

Now, I know it's a widespread assumption in the West that as countries modernize, they also westernize.

It's an assumption that modernity is a product simply of competition, markets and technology.

We ourselves need to lead from a place that has the audacity to believe we can, ourselves, extend the fundamental assumption that all men are created equal to every man, woman and child on this planet.

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