educated guess
Example Sentences
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But that's more of an educated guess at this stage.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
She wants us to see most prediction for what it is: an educated guess, which is no more factual when it is based on numbers, analysis or experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The BLS has been refining its birth-death model, but to some extent, it will always be an educated guess.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Even the best are nothing more than an educated guess.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024
It remained an educated guess based on logic and circumstantial evidence and was largely ignored by medical professionals.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
