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[suhg-jest, suh-] / səgˈdʒɛst, sə- /




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Surveys suggest most children who were on social media before the ban still are, and no fines have been issued.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

While that by itself doesn’t reverse the primary uptrend, “it does suggest a near-term consolidation/pullback is likely,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Canadian manufacturing sales rebounded in August but not as strongly as the headlines might suggest, says Capital Economics’ Thomas Ryan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Incident logs, which have been seen by the newspaper, suggest that the RAF reported the sightings to police and "multiple different external investigations" are ongoing.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“You can take turns showering. Your little sister can go first. I suggest you don’t take longer than five minutes each. Otherwise you’ll run out of hot water.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

He archly suggests that we adopt “botanical” instead of “astronomical” to describe mind-bogglingly large numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Many chart watchers view the 50-DMA as short-term trend tracker, so closing below it suggests the trend is now down.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

It also suggests that microbial communities could be adapting to certain synthetic polymers more rapidly than previously anticipated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

It also suggests the search was conducted in a manner that didn’t follow the authorizing magistrate’s specific instructions, including that the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“You might even try to imagine what the area looked like a hundred or two hundred years ago,” Kumu Whitman suggests.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Krems has blamed the alleged abuse on the couple’s nannies and suggested Xuan and Zhang are the victims of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

ING strategists said the U.S. “probably won’t be happy with the scale of the release, particularly regarding diesel,” as initial projections had suggested that around 50 million barrels of diesel could be released.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

France head coach Laurent Frayssinous suggested the growing gap between the NRL and Super League was a huge factor in Friday's 78-4 defeat by Samoa at the Men's Rugby League World Cup.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The unusual pattern suggested that bacteria were doing more than simply attaching themselves to the plastic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

That possibility was suggested by Duane’s stomach, which was never shy to voice an opinion.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva rolled with laughter, suggesting the Brexit "divorcees are now dating again".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It was strongly enriched specifically in forest soil containing LCAP, suggesting that it could play an important role in breaking down the biodegradable polyester.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Broadcom’s CEO added to the bad mood Monday by suggesting AI investors have “no clue what they are investing in.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

There was no equivalent buyback “cliff” at the end of July, again suggesting this time round, staging a recovery may be more difficult.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Crick’s intelligence was as free ranging and as audacious as his voice; he thought nothing of invading the problems of others and suggesting solutions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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