we assumed that this would not vs we didn't assume that this would

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'We assumed that this would not' implies that there was an assumption made, while 'We didn't assume that this would' suggests the absence of an assumption. The choice between them depends on the intended meaning.

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we assumed that this would not

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that a specific assumption was made about something not happening.

Examples:

We assumed that this would not be a problem.
They assumed that this would not take long.

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Aug 9, 2012 ... We assumed that this would not have major effects on our results since the simulation time of approximately 1 year was rather low. Third ...
Sep 15, 2013 ... ... to be low, and probably similar to that in our control group, we assumed that this would not have significantly impacted on our results.
Our reservations were made four months in advance so we assumed that this would not be an issue. August 12, 2015. Rated 4 out of 5 Good accommodation ...
Nov 8, 2010 ... ... population consisted of people in whom glomerular filtration rate had not previously been measured, we assumed that this would not be the ...

Alternatives:

We assumed that this would never happen.
We assumed that this would not occur.

we didn't assume that this would

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the absence of a specific assumption about something happening.

Examples:

We didn't assume that this would be so difficult.
They didn't assume that this would happen.

Alternatives:

We didn't expect that this would happen.
We didn't anticipate that this would occur.

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