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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

Yet, with how much time these commenters seem to have to seek out unemployment announcements, one has to surmise that internet trolls aren’t exactly the most gainfully employed members of society themselves.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025

But when the lights dimmed for a film tribute to Scott Sanders, even a stranger could surmise that the man of the hour was no ordinary office jockey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

In this eerie, rather primitive context, its easy to surmise that the murderess is a witch.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

“Lot of people in London,” remarked Sir Grummore, with a wild surmise.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

Logan surmises that Hegseth is engaged in a power struggle in the Pentagon.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

As a colony that was less developed than Virginia and that possessed few geographic obstacles along George’s route, North Carolina, Mr. O’Malley surmises, represented a safer destination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

"It was an interesting childhood," Terry surmises, with a chuckle.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025

“Now that I think about it, you’ve always been skinny,” Ama surmises, frowning.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Last year, most US intelligence agencies and departments surmised that it was "very unlikely" that a foreign actor used "a novel weapon or prototype device to harm" US personnel and their families.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

Su Tzu-yun, a military expert at Taipei's Institute for National Defense and Security Research, surmised Beijing might be trying to "weaken public support" for Taiwan's plans to increase its defence spending.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

In other words, many managers surmised, if you can gauge it, you can improve upon it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

I’ve surmised this scene, assembled it piece by piece over many years from the things I read, when it all began to come out.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

All the while, he’s surmising what he might gain by rifling through his associates’ drawers and desks.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

And some were now surmising that we had engineered a vote that would promote women and diminish men, in the process making some kind of statement, though they weren’t clear on exactly what that was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

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

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

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