hint
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This is what happens when one verified great channels another: We get a hint of what heaven might sound like.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
“There’s a spice in here or a hint in here that is just shouting something…and I’m assuming it’s Chinese terroir,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But recent, more precise measurements of dark energy’s strength hint that it might actually be decreasing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Henry, who has lived in Belfast for a year after leaving his home in Nigeria, remembers the night as "all of a sudden you're getting a hint that you're a stranger".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Arms folded, he leaned against the desk but he didn’t speak and I couldn’t catch his eye for a hint at what Mae and I might have been brought in to do.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Citrini noted that Bessent himself dropped several hints of something bigger, in an interview with CNBC.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday after a quiet week on Wall Street, as investors await hints from the Fed concerning the outlook for interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Federal data hints at a broader slowdown in what had been HSI’s most urgent work.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
It also hints at what might happen if the AI trade were to truly crack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
How graciously Amy criticized the artistic parts of the story, and offered hints for a sequel, which unfortunately couldn’t be carried out, as the hero and heroine were dead.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Mathys Tel: Early clever flick hinted at a threat, but was then anonymous.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Rather than expand bond auctions, he is financing the deficit with more Treasury bills and hinted that auctions of some bonds might actually shrink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It did not mention Trump's order or his desire to resume talks with Kim, with whom he has hinted at being in contact.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Smith has hinted in past months that he is considering a presidential run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
And, as she’d hinted at before, Mazen leads the younger ones—and serves as overall leader.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Further ahead, some computer models are hinting at higher pressure building into the second week of September which may push warmer air towards the UK again.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Lionel Messi made a substitute appearance for Inter Miami on Wednesday following the death of his father and hinting he may retire.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
One training noted that it was “not an introductory course,” hinting that the school-based health providers are well-versed in the topic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Tony” stays planted in its own immediate present, rarely hinting at the veers Bourdain’s biography will take.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Elizabeth’s eyes open wide, and her mouth stretches into an O as she figures out what I’m hinting at.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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