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Calculating the drug's long-term effects is pure guesswork.
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Still, this involves a bit of guesswork.
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Any predictions about the impact of AI on music, as with any industry, remain educated guesswork.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Take the guesswork out of your packing routine before your next vacation with this digital luggage scale.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Still, this involves a bit of guesswork.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Any predictions about the impact of AI on music, as with any industry, remain educated guesswork.
—Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guesswork. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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guesswork
noun
guess·work
-ˌwərk 
: work performed or results gotten by guessing
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