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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authorities assumed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing what officials or governing bodies believe or take for granted in a particular situation.
Example: "The authorities assumed that the new regulations would lead to a decrease in pollution levels."
Alternatives: "officials believed" or "the government presumed".
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Once his businesses were broken up, the US authorities assumed that he would disappear.
The prison authorities assumed he was being funded by the Beatles.
The authorities assumed that the various companies in a market were more or less equal.
Vermont abolished the death penalty in 1987, but federal authorities assumed jurisdiction because the crime crossed state lines.
When anthrax first struck, health authorities assumed wrongly that the only people in danger were those who opened an envelope containing anthrax, and perhaps others in the immediate vicinity.
On Jan . 18 as agents continued to watch, one of the men bought a wireless-equipped laptop computer and a camcorder, perhaps, the Spanish authorities assumed, to record suicide tapes or messages containing demands.
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Rather, authorities assume that many panels make their way to unwitting homeowners, sometimes via the Internet.
Authorities assume that the victims were Mexicans who had paid to have themselves smuggled into the United States.
A man has fled the bus, leaving a gun in a knapsack behind, and the authorities assume that it is Mehmet's.
A man fled the bus, leaving a gun in a knapsack behind, and the authorities assume that it is Mehmet's.
In Mount Vernon this month, a gentle pit bull was found abandoned in the street, severely injured from what the authorities assume were attacks from other dogs.
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