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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Financial advisors trust portfolio strategies grounded in decades of cumulative analysis, not a single trader’s hunch.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Persistent lower back pain, despite two surgeries to relieve a herniated disc a few years ago—blame an unathletic youth and an adulthood spent hunched over a computer.
—Peter J. Frank, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The educated hunch: Disneyland announced ticket price increases on a Tuesday or Wednesday during the second week in October over the past three years — and will do so again this October.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Financial advisors trust portfolio strategies grounded in decades of cumulative analysis, not a single trader’s hunch.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Fellow wide receivers Chris Marshall and Cam Bates came over to celebrate with Brown before realizing he was still hunched over the ball and showed no signs of getting up.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Persistent lower back pain, despite two surgeries to relieve a herniated disc a few years ago—blame an unathletic youth and an adulthood spent hunched over a computer.
—Peter J. Frank, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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In Davao City, firefighters were filmed crouching on the ground outside their station, as sirens blared.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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And there, underneath the window, a man is crouching.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Supporting this theory is the shoe’s unique material composition and detailing.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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De Stijl’s theories were a product of their time.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Promoting, as well as targeting, Miami-Dade County’s down payment assistance resources toward middle-income earners can get would-be buyers over the initial lump-sum hump, said Buckley.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Halfmoon was the start of the standard route, and is named for Halfmoon Pass, a 970-foot camel’s hump of rock that must be ascended and descended before tackling the primary North Ridge trail to the summit, then must be ascended and descended again on return to the trailhead.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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Based on an idea by Bernabei, the series is written by Elena Bucaccio, Matthew Parkhill and Francesco Arlanch.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the streets of Khan Younis, dozens of men huddled around a single television, whistling and cheering.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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As much as the action, which is tightly cut and usually alternates confidently between characters frantically on-the-move and other characters huddled in claustrophobic spaces, the storylines are held together by the performances.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And in the comments of her introductory video, her team shoots down every plausible guess.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The married filmmakers said their best guess currently puts him in Mexico.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the Federal Reserve’s shift back to rate cuts amid still-solid economic growth should continue to boost to the dollar, which will likely shrug off tariff threats, Brown predicted.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Diné scholar Melanie Yazzie challenges notions about the relationship between decolonization and development.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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So [in the film], there’s this sort of notion that, if a movie star kind of represents us in all our failings and humanity, what does that mean exactly?—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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