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'initially assumed' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that was initially assumed to be true, but may not necessarily be true. For example: "The project was initially assumed to be complete by the end of the year, but now it looks like it may take longer."
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Makiko Ezoe, 24, said she initially assumed the same thing.
Father Vincent said he initially assumed people had drunk a little too much.
His staff initially assumed the city would plant trees — they absorb carbon.
I initially assumed the UK test was comparable to the one across the pond.
Some Florida Democrats initially assumed he had abandoned the state because he bypassed Senator Graham.
The Koo's 102 crew initially assumed that the men they had rescued were indigenous islanders.
Many observers, myself included, initially assumed that the slowdown was an artifact of the recession.
According to someone close to the discussions, they initially assumed they could hide behind the French.
It's the fact that so many people initially assumed that it did.
Deflationary pressures, therefore, will prove more persistent than initially assumed," Mr. Neumann wrote.
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The woman initially assumed the man was the boy's father, but she became sure actually this man was his lover.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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