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Calculating the drug's long-term effects is pure guesswork.
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This thermal guesswork ends today with the introduction of microscopic, on-chip thermometers to monitor this microscopic chaos from the inside out.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
Anthony Ray Geddes, one of Wondra’s public defenders, called the prosecution’s case guesswork.
—Alex Brizee
march 5, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
There are also electronic soil moisture meters that can help take the guesswork out of watering your vegetable garden.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Predictions are mere guesswork at this point.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
Anthony Ray Geddes, one of Wondra’s public defenders, called the prosecution’s case guesswork.
—Alex Brizee
march 5, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
There are also electronic soil moisture meters that can help take the guesswork out of watering your vegetable garden.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Predictions are mere guesswork at this point.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guesswork. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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guesswork
noun
guess·work
-ˌwərk 
: work performed or results gotten by guessing
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