as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all
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There were six games in the first week of the playoffs, and Reese guessed the wrong team would win each time.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026 -
When Robert became an All-Star in 2023, no one could’ve guessed that the contract would be an albatross by ’24 or that the Sox would dump him for a midlevel prospect and a 12th-rounder.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Stadiums are often assumed to raise property values, but that outcome is far from guaranteed in a dense residential neighborhood and park setting.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Carlson, with his staple rep ties and Rolex, assumed the role of class traitor.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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So what are Oklahoma residents supposed to do if a mystery package arrives?—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cameron Winter’s lyrics have an air of inscrutable mysticism, but there is little doubt he’s supposed to be the one singing them.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, Europa is an icy celestial body that scientists have long suspected could harbor the conditions necessary to support life beneath its surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Officials did not release details regarding Asendorf’s cause of death, but previously stated that foul play was suspected.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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According to the law, you’re presumed guilty until proven innocent.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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He was presumed to have drowned and was legally declared dead that same year, officials said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
16 Jan. 2026
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His body was laid in state not far from the Spanish Steps — thousands queued over the two days to bid their farewells to the designer, the first, and in many ways the only, Italian to break into French haute couture back in Fifties, a postwar epoch when things like that were thought impossible.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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As an example, the celestial dog was thought to aid the sun in causing the intense heat, drought and pestilence of summer.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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