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guess

[ges] / gɛs /




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But Warsh is concerned that markets fixate on the SEP’s median dot and view the dots as a commitment, rather than a guess of what seems likely to occur.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Whether that was Holmes speaking or Evans speaking for her is anyone’s guess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"I guess there was speculation to that effect, but I don't know if there were any links," said Ware.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Saying less just leaves businesses and households to guess, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

I guess you could say it’s my fault.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Hominin fossils are so rare that generally the differences between them are huge, and researchers are left to make educated guesses regarding what existed in the missing parts of the fossil record.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

I have some pretty good educated guesses about what happened.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Millions of people open Wordle each day hoping to solve its five-letter puzzle before their six guesses run out.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Still, its role as the Federal Reserve’s primary inflation gauge puts it at the center of traders’ guesses about what the Fed will do next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Will your educated guesses stand up against the Great Scientific Process?

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

It wasn’t to last, but nobody could have guessed that.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

A North Carolina state Senate ad said, “You guessed it! AI was definitely used to generate these silly video clips.”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Well done for those of you who guessed.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In one of the cases, the model guessed passwords until it gained access to a protected system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I guessed, trying to get a look at the back of the jacket.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Finally, your financial adviser came to you holding a “golden” prospectus, allegedly promising you riches, I’m guessing, in a decade or less.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Playing someone who keeps you guessing is exactly the kind of challenge I love."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

For staffers, it’s too little information to plan around, and just enough to stoke weeks—even months—of worrying and guessing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Also, I’m guessing the part about “I will pay for my daughter’s therapy in perpetuity” is in the fine print.

From Salon ● May 3, 2006

“A pair of boot lacings,” returned Jo, guessing and defeating his purpose.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott


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