imply
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Stronger growth data can become bad news because they imply tighter policy.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The company has been ordered to not state or imply that evidence gathered using its self-testing kits is admissible in court unless it holds adequate substantiation for those claims.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
But polyethylene prices have traded at a significant premium to what oil prices alone would imply since the start of the Iran war.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
“A spot price scenario could imply circa 20% multiple valuation upside,” all else being equal, the bank says in a note to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Not only did this imply that the planets—in the heavens—were made of light, airy stuff, but it also meant that any people in the heavens would naturally fall to Earth.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Vocabulary lists containing imply
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Words That Could Go Either Way: Synonyms for "Maybe"
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