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hunch

[huhnch] / hʌntʃ /




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Hartnett suspects the oversold and the overbought may start to reverse respective directions if his hunch is correct that there’s a cyclical upswing in the U.S. economy looming.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

And after he backed up that hunch with millions of dollars, his new players proved him right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

And so the striker's hunch proved correct - he did have a role to play.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In fact, if you want to make a hunch bet in Las Vegas, former Narbonne linebacker Uchenna Nwosu of the Seahawks might be someone to consider.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

I hunch up my shoulders and go, “Heeeowl!”

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor




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