surmising

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In fact, the time it took had many court watchers surmising that one of the justices must be writing a dissent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 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

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

But he went further and practised wireless telegraphy himself, surmising, moreover, that the agency he was employing consisted of true electric waves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various