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Correlation between QR Skewers and Cassette Rear Wheels

I'm trying to help a friend in TX pick out a decent used bike.

I can spot a cassette rear wheel from across the room based on the lock nut. But he doesn't know what to look for.

Could I safely tell him that if it has a quick release lever on the rear wheel, it's almost definitely a cassette/freehub style wheel? In my experience, bolt-on rear wheels are always freewheels, and QR rear wheels are always freehub wheels.

Is this a pretty reasonable assumption?
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