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verb

past tense of conjecture

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to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less

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to form an opinion from little or no evidence you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit

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In 1989, the physicist John Cardy conjectured that this is an inviolable rule that any quantum field theory must follow. — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026 To be more precise, Erdős conjectured that the number of unit distances would be n^(1+o(1)). — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026 Some legal observers have conjectured the 8th Circuit’s reversal of her injunction prompted her to stay her hand, over a concern that the appeals court would overrule her again. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Some task force workers conjectured that the ease of use and convenience of a prepackaged device might prompt more folks to test their drugs, especially those who are younger. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026

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Now, the former governor of the state of Guerrero has been formally charged over his alleged involvement, after a judge ruled that Mexico’s attorney general had sufficient evidence to proceed.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Conviser also accused the school’s then-athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto—Eugene Lenti’s sister—of protecting him from a Title IX investigation into his alleged misconduct.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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The results of that study, published in 2016, identified 235 distinct bears using genetic testing and estimated the total bear population in western Connecticut was around 400 to 450 individuals.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office estimated that the total damage will cost car owners several thousand dollars.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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As Zucman calculated in 2025, the share of total American household wealth that modern American oligarchs owned was now more than double the size of the wealth owned by the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and others combined.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Neither of us are big fans of over aging these delicate white wines in new oak barrels, but a careful and calculated use of oak can offer a nice wood frame to highlight the art in the glass.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of calculated

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Control of South Korean troops was assumed by United Nations Command, and in 1978, by the Combined Forces Command (CFC), which has always been led by an American general.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
This meant that they were designed to administer large, complicated, stable programs through careful planning and centralized control and that the problems they were supposed to address were assumed to be known in advance.

— Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of assumed

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The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
In Thembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg, rioters reportedly threw stones at police and suspected migrants, with witnesses saying sporadic gunfire was heard.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of suspected

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Zheng left the site shortly after what figured to be one of the tougher days of his tennis life.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
West Virginia transfer Cam Vaughn, who figured to be in the mix for the spot as well, has been dismissed from the team, Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal announced Monday.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

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