guess
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I guess I could have taken fewer trips and spent less on meals out, but I didn’t know this would happen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
I guess networks aren’t interested in promoting “Lakers vs. LeBron TBA.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I would not read too much into what he said then, because my guess is he will reflect and look back on the game properly in the days to come.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Smith said he could only guess about the maintenance of the boat or the captain’s experience, noting that it was a private vessel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
‘I mean, I guess so. Why else would they be in here? Could it be a list of old friends?’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
I didn’t know it then, but those guesses were wrong at least 25% of the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
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
With that, here are my best guesses on the can’t-miss matches of the first round:
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
But those are my are my guesses right there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
He’d liked all the guesses the McKays had come up with.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
"To know that it has the sort of impact on people's lives, and still does, that's something that I don't think we could have guessed at," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Shock guessed they’d smell like forgotten meat in a broken freezer or animal remains on a farm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir guessed correctly and made a comfortable save.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Against this capitalistic—dare we say orgiastic—cornucopia, Goldman Sachs’ portfolio strategists recently increased their year-end S&P 500 target to, you guessed it, 8000.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
He guessed that I meant to wait and put my dog on the plane.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
We need forward guidance to avoid the guessing game that follows when central bankers say nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I’m just guessing this based on what happened when he and producer Toshio Suzuki tried to sell “My Neighbor Totoro” back in 1987.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
I’m guessing that you could trace this “wall of honor” back to a fundraising department with one or two people, who may have been under pressure to raise funds, pulling the strings.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Both sides showed how dangerous they are going forward in a match that had you guessing right until the very end.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
I’m guessing she didn’t know if I meant that sarcastically or if it was something deeper.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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