intimation

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Discovery sources apparently leaked a casual intimation this week that Paramount was ready to increase its $30-a-share offer by at least a buck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The first intimation of his fragile state came in 1964 when he had a mental breakdown during an airline flight.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

That offered the first intimation of the defense strategy: presenting as commonplace actions that the prosecutors have deemed criminal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

That intimation may transcend cultures, suggested in Williams’ recent surprise cameo in “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” of all places.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

I could feel it all around me, that invisible presence, chilly as the first intimation of death, the dusty unblinking eyes of a thousand snakes.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner