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hunch

[huhnch] / hʌntʃ /




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What eventually provided a breakthrough was a hunch.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

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

“My hunch is it was shocking,” Mora said of the immigration raids last summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She confirmed her hunch by tracking the recent and 10-year performance of FedEx shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Dimple felt her shoulders hunch into themselves even as she tried not to let them.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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