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[ingk-ling] / ˈɪŋk lɪŋ /


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“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

Clinton said that he would have cut off ties to Epstein and never would have flown on his plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Bill Clinton has said he “had no inkling of the crimes” Epstein was committing and learned of them only through media reports.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

That includes at least one former clerk who may well be in contact with the justice and even have an inkling of his plans.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Jo is lucky, he’d told Theo—she has “no inkling of life’s sadness.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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