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[ingk-ling] / ˈɪŋk lɪŋ /


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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

“That was my first really inkling of what my daddy did,” he said, “and the type of people that were at the club.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 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

In his 2024 memoir, Clinton wrote that he "had always thought Epstein was odd but had no inkling of the crimes he was committing".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“You look very charming in your blue. Everyone said so. And nobody had an inkling about—about the other thing, so you mustn’t worry.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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