guess
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"I don't really have a strong opinion of it either way. I guess I just leave that to the guys that know what they're doing," said Crystal Smith, a 46-year-old taxidermist.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
“I guess it’s like another little toll but it’s obviously worth it,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
How long they will last is anyone’s guess.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I thought he swung the bat pretty well. So, it’s a premeditated day off today. He’ll be back in there tomorrow, but I guess no news is good news.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Since I’m already in trouble, I guess I should come clean about the other stuff,” I suggest.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
Instead of focusing on words that seem most likely to be the answer, the method identifies guesses that reveal the greatest amount of information and eliminate the largest number of possibilities.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
They all had guesses: maybe arthritis, maybe lactose intolerance, maybe stress.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
But those are my are my guesses right there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
“I’m Tessa Koster. I work—I worked—for Mr. Janssen in the furniture shop. The door was ajar. Are you...Mrs. Janssen’s companion?” she guesses.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Still, I’d never have guessed Mitchell’s long-anticipated resurrection would look like another director’s movie entirely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
While it lacks the shock of the new of its predecessor, it stands as a solid late-period entry from a band few would have guessed would still be issuing new material in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
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
I guessed I would have to start snorting and grunting if I wanted to get anywhere with Nothing, but then I had a better idea.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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While guessing that Ohtani’s balky left knee would not allow him to be 100% by October, manager Dave Roberts openly wondered Saturday whether a pitching comeback is worth the effort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
There might be fewer people guessing who he is these days - but if EsDeeKid's only UK festival appearance this summer is anything to go by, no-one seems to care.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
I’m guessing that among today’s burgeoning cinephiles, silent movies evoke an ancient vibe that is, in its own way, a little hardcore.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
It’s about making sure that when your children say, “Here’s what Mom and Dad would want,” they’re not guessing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
"And you're great at guessing things, Nancy," George said.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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