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[ges] / gɛs /




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If the box office is a fair, measurable indicator of how the public feels about these superhero archetypes, guess what?

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"We do know, as I've mentioned before, that this is a significant, I guess, ramping up period for air services in terms of recruiting, training, and qualifying air traffic controllers," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

"They've all gone in younger, but I wanted to have a bit more experience living I guess," he added.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

So sure, we can count that as discretion, I guess?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

That little phrase at the end—bye forever, I guess —was so morbid, so funny.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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

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

“More or less educated guesses, but they were guesses.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

Which is a huge relief to Scoob, knowing they’re finally making some real progress on this...journey, he guesses it is.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

“I wouldn’t have guessed that at my age I would be having so many different and varied opportunities,” Anderson says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

That’s not who I’d have guessed was on this app.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

"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

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

With the balloons and cheesy smiles, Coal guessed it was someone’s birthday, though he couldn’t tell whose.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

He shared his strategy for investing in the AI build-out, which enables him to avoid guessing ”who wins and who loses on the software side.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

I missed it back then, and I’m guessing you did too.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

What a drama queen he is to keep the NBA guessing for a month with everyone on the edge of their seats waiting for his latest “decision.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

England's World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico was plunged into limbo on Friday after a chaotic five-and-a-half-hour period that left everyone guessing.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

And since you’re all educated and good at guessing, this assignment is perfect for you!

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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