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The reason, they surmise: the shale-oil revolution, which turned the U.S. from a net importer of 12 million barrels a day into a net exporter of more than 3 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

What we can surmise is purely based on who they feature over its four hours and who’s left out.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

When I surmise that the printed version of our conversation may have a lot of “redacted, redacted, redacted,” Peaches is quick to respond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

One can only surmise that it is because he wants to gently remind us that confronting the challenges we now face—be they technical, social, economic or political—requires more than intellect, skill, charisma or treasure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

The Greeks had direct exposure to these Asian libraries after Alexander’s conquest of Mesopotamia; that they were a direct inspiration for Ptolemy’s foundation, however, can only be a surmise.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Brand surmises that the Dutch collaborator Seyffardt acquired the painting at the 1940 auction and it was then passed down throughout the generations.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

"There's lots of good things about these platforms, but there's just too much bad stuff," he surmises.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

The author surmises that Goebbels discovered this and devised a way to get rid of her—sending Ruth out of Germany while simultaneously helping Japan establish a spy network in Hawaii.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Depending on how everything shakes out, Eddy surmises stars could be reintroduced to the Pacific within three to five years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

She correctly surmises that he is a plumber.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

“I imagine there’s some sort of glitch or bug that’s blasting all your followers when you use similar captions,” they surmised.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Slemrod surmised that by 2030, the number of man-first tax returns might be 3 to 4 percentage points lower, or about 85% of heterosexual married couples.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

The 21-year-old art history major says she had never gambled on anything before, but as an Oscars obsessive she surmised that Timothée Chalamet’s “Marty Supreme” campaign was on shaky ground with traditional voters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Hunnicutt surmised she was heading north because she didn’t come across signs of other wolves during her southern jaunt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

Their guns were probably rifles, he surmised, and they were probably held barrel up, between their knees.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

I’m fairly confident in saying and surmising that his counsel at the time advised him against it and are probably somewhere saying “told you so.”

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2023

Engoron, surmising that Trump was referring to his clerk, called the comments a "blatant" violation of the gag order.

From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2023

“Omeleto is taking more of an approach that the filmmaker is less visible. We’re more filmmaker-centric. We’re trying to create a brand that’s meaningful in storytelling — not about surmising how to get clicks.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

Some may see a metaphorical significance in “Seven Pounds” being a December release, perhaps surmising that winter isn’t the star’s season.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022

“I daresay,” Mr Musgrave answered, correctly surmising that Diogenes was the bull-dog.

From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by F.E. Mills Young