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[ges] / gɛs /




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If the box office is a fair, measurable indicator of how the public feels about these superhero archetypes, guess what?

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"The way I felt. Not the first and I guess not the last time, but it is what it is."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The room was on the 15th floor or something, and I guess the bird had flown into the glass.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

"We do know, as I've mentioned before, that this is a significant, I guess, ramping up period for air services in terms of recruiting, training, and qualifying air traffic controllers," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

I’d never noticed them before, but I guess they’d been there all along—tiny and wild but supersweet.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Using these clues, players continue making guesses until they either find the answer and turn all five squares green or run out of attempts.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

But those are my are my guesses right there.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

When a superhero satire’s guesses about how bad life could get are outdone by reality, then the fiction has lost its escapist function.

From Salon May 24, 2026

While COVID-19 was airborne and far more contagious, he guesses hantavirus is 50 times more deadly.

From MarketWatch May 14, 2026

Shin guesses that this intensive care went on for about two months.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

The previous record was held by, you guessed it, “Avengers: Endgame.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

His full-time job, for those who may not have guessed: running a roughly $20 billion hedge-fund and venture-capital firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Engineers have guessed at where to grab hold, but Swift must have been altered by twenty years in orbit, according to Barber.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

I mean, I wouldn’t have guessed that it could have lasted this long.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

If I hadn’t known this was Mr. Harris’s room, I’d never have guessed it was his.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

De Zerbi omitted the name of the player by design - but it will leave Spurs fans guessing as to who it could be.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

I missed it back then, and I’m guessing you did too.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

What a drama queen he is to keep the NBA guessing for a month with everyone on the edge of their seats waiting for his latest “decision.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

In fact, it demonstrated how brutal it is for players when they’re left guessing how long their ball will roll.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“I’m guessing you’ll take the money for the display out of my allowance?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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