guesswork
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In the estimation of Yahoo Finance, at its closing share price Monday of $146.90, the company absurdly boasts a forward price/earnings multiple, which is based on guesswork about future earnings, above 180.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
We see this secretive man from many angles, to the extent he allows—Mr. Worthen makes clear where the holes exist and where reasonable guesswork may lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
That has Wall Street nervous about potential rate volatility, particularly if the Fed suddenly says less than it has been over the past 30 years — or leaves markets doing more guesswork.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
"After 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
Likewise, even though we know that in early seventh-century China ‘orchestras’ of instruments played together, what they played is guesswork.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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