on a hunch
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It feels great to act on a hunch and profit, but that ETF you bought might not have gone up because of what’s on the label.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The idea is to quickly sell them on a hunch then they will be able to buy the same number of them later for much cheaper before having to return them to the lender.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
The search was illegal, Saffari argued, probably based on a hunch that DeLeon might be armed because of his past criminal record and the area where he was stopped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
And as many foragers and scientists say, don’t munch on a hunch.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
In the fall of 1648, acting on a hunch, Pascal sent his brother-in-law up a mountain with a mercury-filled tube.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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