guesswork
Example Sentences
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However, it's never been clear whether the rumoured names have been well-sourced inside information, or merely guesswork and speculation.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
While salary-transparency laws don’t necessarily guarantee you’ll receive the highest possible salary, they do remove much of the guesswork from negotiations — and experts say that alone gives job seekers a stronger hand.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 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
Intelligence analysts don’t have to rely so much on guesswork.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026
It was all guesswork: very likely he had imagined everything.
From "1984" by George Orwell
