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The choice of “Psycho Killer” is purposefully on the nose, and nothing onscreen gives an inkling of awkwardness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Lauer did have an inkling, however, that he wasn’t going to be in the game too much longer with Nolan Arenado on deck.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
After watching events in Washington over the past week, I have an inkling of how Mr. Stengel felt—dismay and sheer wonder at the team’s incompetence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“I had no inkling that it was Janie, none, even though she had told me weeks later, that she did it and blah, blah, blah,” Ortiz told me.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
But as to what all this was for, none of us had any inkling.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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Wonder
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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