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as in to speculate (about)
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Recent Examples of second-guess
Nancy Sanders remembers sitting with Jim and his agent, David Brownstein, in the Century Plaza Hotel restaurant near HBO’s headquarters, pressing him to sign the contract and dealing with an 11th-hour bout of second-guessing.
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Jason Bailey, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The guilt or second-guessing that follows is your subconscious telling you there’s more beneath the surface.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Biden finished his one term in the White House with low-approval ratings and facing second-guessing from fellow Democrats about his late decision to end his 2024 reelection, a move some Democrats blame for Trump's victory over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jason Bailey, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The guilt or second-guessing that follows is your subconscious telling you there’s more beneath the surface.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Biden finished his one term in the White House with low-approval ratings and facing second-guessing from fellow Democrats about his late decision to end his 2024 reelection, a move some Democrats blame for Trump's victory over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guess
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What her realization results in is a nearly 25-minute fight scene in the finale between Joe and Louise that ends with Louise outsmarting Joe at his own game and locking him up forever.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
24 Apr. 2025
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The trio must tag team to outsmart a cunning international thief and save a priceless diamond gauntlet — just in time for Christmas.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2025
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Cities like Los Angeles and Memphis continue using predictive policing AI to analyze crime patterns and allocate resources.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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But the tools used to collect and analyze that data today, including the AI cameras at Sam’s Club, have become more sophisticated.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Writing for the majority, Justice Byron White reasoned that the law still applies in the journalism context and that the relevant legal analysis is quite simple: Cohen offered to share information with reporters if the reporters agreed his name wouldn’t appear in publication.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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Mendoza pointed to Stanek having trouble putting hitters away but reasoned that the reliever has gotten unlucky with soft contact turning into hits.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Stephanie and Emily take advantage of this connection to outwit Charity.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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The old lad won the 2025 Masters in the most patent way possible, by outwitting an army of demons and finally meeting his place in history.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Musk has never denied his hard-charging style and believes that his work building electric cars and rockets is crucial for the health of the planet and the continuation of the human species, and that his DOGE work responds to threats of U.S. bankruptcy.—
Jonathan Landay,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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And if White Houses have believed this too, that the people that are being covered do not choose who covers them.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Guna have long thwarted real-estate developers and foreign investors eyeing both the shore and the uninhabited islands, which are a postcard vision of paradise.—
Mark Johanson,
AFAR Media,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Knights center used his stick to thwart a clearing attempt by Wild defenseman Brock Faber at the side of the net, then grabbed the loose puck and fired it into a tiny gap over Gustavsson’s right shoulder to give the home team the early lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
21 Apr. 2025
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Their domestic intelligence agency concluded an investigation into a far-right political party known as AFD.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The episode concluded with Ellie and Dina (Isabela Merced) leaving Jackson, Wyoming, and heading to Seattle against town orders.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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What frustrates you most about navigating love in the digital age?—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
25 Apr. 2025
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Piastri and his camp, led by steely former F1 racer Mark Webber, were frustrated with Alpine’s slow progress towards his F1 graduation.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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