inferences

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“In sum,” Allen’s attorneys wrote, “the government’s entire argument about the nature and circumstances of the offense is based upon inferences drawn about Mr. Allen’s intent that raise more questions than answers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Hawley has a penchant for poetic concepts, literary references, political inferences and out-of-the-mainstream ideas that may not always make perfect sense, but his ambition shows through.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

They were able to draw inferences about the global climate on land, about productivity of different regions, and about characteristics of the various biomes of the Miocene compared to today.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

He wrote that he was satisfied a fair trial could take place, and that the tribunal could "draw appropriate inferences" from the missing documentation.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

Archaeologists had been making inferences from limited, indirect data.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann