insinuation
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"Any insinuation, without evidence, that a member of the government engaged in these acts is baseless and irresponsible," a White House spokesperson told several media outlets.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
“Any insinuation from any party opining that filing decisions are made—or, in this case, not made—in an effort to influence crime data is unaware, uneducated, or uninformed about how our office operates,” Chapman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
It said "any insinuation that the bank failed in its due-diligence is entirely unfounded".
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
That’s all nonsense too, but I remain especially befuddled by the insinuation that it’s somehow sinister or unpatriotic for “entities” “controlled” by “domestic companies” to oppose tariffs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025
There was a note of insinuation in his voice, and I looked up from tying my shoe, breathing with conscious evenness.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing insinuation
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Kite Runner
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