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Discover LudwigThe phrase "assumed died" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express that someone is presumed to have died, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "After years without any contact, the family assumed he had died."
Alternatives: "presumed dead" or "believed to be deceased."
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A report by Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer, published this week, highlighted the rise in rickets, a disease that many people would have assumed died out in Victorian times.
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Scientists have long assumed they died of asphyxiation; in fact, they probably died of thermal shock, in a fraction of a second.
He also found his two brothers, whom he assumed had died in Poland.
Given his lack of public profile and his history of addiction, many people have assumed he died years ago.
"A lot of people assumed Tommy died from watching just the short clip of the fight on the Internet," Anthony Garcia said.
"I honestly assumed she died in her twenties because I've never seen a picture of her any older".
We excluded two children who had the wrong age recorded; they were both one year older than originally assumed (neither died).
Though the causes of his parents' deaths are unknown, it is assumed they died from an AIDS-related illness given the widespread prevalence of HIV in Swaziland.
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