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Calculating the drug's long-term effects is pure guesswork.
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Some are also capable of reading the test strips, which takes away the guesswork of manually color matching to the guide.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Confidence Perhaps most importantly, Frida Mom products help take the guesswork out of what to buy for one of life’s biggest (and often, most stressful) events.
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Faster diagnostics are the new front line For decades, treating bacterial infections has involved a lot of educated guesswork.
—André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Using a light meter can help take the guesswork out of siting houseplants in your space.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Confidence Perhaps most importantly, Frida Mom products help take the guesswork out of what to buy for one of life’s biggest (and often, most stressful) events.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Faster diagnostics are the new front line For decades, treating bacterial infections has involved a lot of educated guesswork.
—André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Using a light meter can help take the guesswork out of siting houseplants in your space.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guesswork. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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guesswork
noun
guess·work
-ˌwərk 
: work performed or results gotten by guessing
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