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imply

[im-plahy] / ɪmˈplaɪ /


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“While our estimates imply upside risk for another FY26 guidance increase, we believe the current high rate environment is temporary.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

In June regulatory filings that disclosed the $21 billion in restatements, each insurer labeled them as “corrections of errors,” which would imply that they were inadvertent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"While these are merely requests and do not imply that visitors will be forcibly asked to leave, we earnestly ask for your understanding of the intent behind these guidelines and your cooperation," its statement said.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Similarly, he argues that: ”The trajectory of wage growth in Japan continues to imply much higher services inflation over the coming years and, with it, sticky JGB yields.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

“You imply that I’m an idiot, ” said Stanley.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Analyst Andrew Dodds says this implies a 4.4% decline on FY 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

His $641 price target implies about 34% upside from current levels.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Mr. Bessent’s reference to Emirati exchange houses implies he knows this.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“Gen Z” implies something intrinsic about the people.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Both Hobbes and Wittgenstein, they want to argue, grasped that a form of knowledge implies a form of social order and vice versa.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

You implied earlier that Gorsuch has moved away from Bostock.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

He’s previously implied that AI’s boost to productivity might allow looser monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Even the handful of beautiful, hand-painted practical backgrounds seem to be laden with implied allegory.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Smith also implied that instead of being hammered by the NABJ, he should be celebrated because he is about to be inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The atomism of Democritus, Epicurus and Lucretius implied that the universe is made up of building blocks that function through their size, shape and solidity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The OpenAI token on Friday was trading at $837, implying an $837 billion valuation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "semi-routine," while implying that the intelligence chief was in the Russian capital to discuss the Ukraine war.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

"In one of our strains, we saw that offspring from older mothers had a longer lifespan, implying a genetic mechanism may be involved in that beneficial effect."

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Unitree has raised $900 million after pricing shares at 150.80 yuan apiece, implying a valuation of about $9.1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

She’d half expected, half hoped, that he would deny everything, feign surprise, maybe even outrage, at what she was implying.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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