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Recent Examples of second-guess
Empowering Educators With Behavioral Insights A common concern among educators is that new data systems might be burdensome or even second-guess their professional judgment.
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Haozhen Yang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That ruling gave courts more power to second-guess federal agencies’ interpretation of the laws that govern their activities.
—Arthur Allen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Kenley Jansen clearly isn’t one to second-guess himself, not after 16 years in the major leagues and 470 saves.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Hyde Tyler then also encountered Wednesday, but appeared to second-guess himself and simply tossed her through a window, knocking her unconscious instead of killing her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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Haozhen Yang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That ruling gave courts more power to second-guess federal agencies’ interpretation of the laws that govern their activities.
—Arthur Allen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Kenley Jansen clearly isn’t one to second-guess himself, not after 16 years in the major leagues and 470 saves.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Hyde Tyler then also encountered Wednesday, but appeared to second-guess himself and simply tossed her through a window, knocking her unconscious instead of killing her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guess
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The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2021
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Successive Iranian rulers believed that dams, deep wells, and inter-basin transfers could outsmart geography and climate.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Body wallet To outsmart Air France’s 12-kilogram carry-on cap, try strapping as much to your body.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Scientists are advancing the use of muon scattering tomography to analyze nuclear fuel debris from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Barry regularly meets with economists from major banks to analyze data and metrics related to consumer health and then translates those insights into action.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Alongside her estranged husband Ryan, the devout Moses (Hill), and new allies Samson (Feliz) and Delilah (Obsidian), Virginia must outmaneuver billionaire cult leader Luther Bell, played with magnetic menace by Esposito.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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Whether giving many people a lot of false beliefs is harmless depends of course on the content of the beliefs and the more general impact on people’s ability to reason about matters that can impact their wellbeing.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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If Newman couldn’t have killed Scott, the police reasoned, perhaps his brother had.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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To win, the contestants must outwit their opponents and identify the suspect, location and murder weapon of the crime.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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Though Penn State had a key injury with linebacker Tony Rojas sidelined, Knowles was also outwitted by Neuheisel, who only took over the role for the Bruins earlier this week.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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But even working with young elite athletes, Wolff believes everyone should take it a little easier on the generation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Metcalf, however, believes that her character is only partially to blame for the serial killer's actions.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Most of those aerial attacks were thwarted by Ukraine or otherwise failed, the air force said.—
Lilia Geho,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Evans said he wasn’t thwarted by the brand’s adoption among Robinson and other political figures because of their lowbrow tastes.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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