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make an educated guess



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My boyfriend, who had accompanied me on this journey, pulled up some quick stats on his phone so we could try to make an educated guess.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Instead, they make an educated guess evaluating the average number of vehicles they’d need on a specific afternoon, which is based on past trends and calendar fluctuations.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2023

When people question why you became this crying woman on Instagram, I would make an educated guess that it was perhaps much more than just your personal life.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2022

The Education Department hasn’t provided any details on how this will work just yet, but we can make an educated guess based on what’s possible now.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

With this data, we can make an educated guess about the relative importance of walnuts in their diet.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari