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Retrospective edition. Editorial date: 3 October 2025. Produced: 2026-09-19. First published: 2026-10-25.

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ON THE CRITICAL PATH · lexicon

CONSULTING LEXICON

Working assumption

A statement that may be challenged until it has been used in the budget.

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