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insinuation

[in-sin-yoo-ey-shuhn] / ɪnˌsɪn juˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
implication
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Forrest, the attorney, declined to comment on matters related to the Fiserv litigation but said “any insinuation that there was a lack of investment in the company is false.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Patel’s style has been built around dark insinuation, and in this case his phrasing was official enough to seem consequential, yet vague enough to be exploited.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Guardiola responded by saying the insinuation that City were spending their way to success "bothers me, because it's not true that we spent £200m every window."

From BBC May 19, 2026

The "insinuation" came during the summer when two players in particular, the striker Shin Yamada and the defender Hayato Inamura, were brought in.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2025

A whisper here, an insinuation there, and they fled like startled birds.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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