surmised
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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
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
Wang Lung’s uncle began at this time to become the trouble which Wang Lung had surmised from the beginning that he might be.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
