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[hint] / hɪnt /




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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

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

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

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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