surmise
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Franklin Roosevelt grimaced, declared that all reports of whom he would nominate should be labeled "Surmise No. 23."
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Surmise is not proof, and only proof is to be feared.
From The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day by Stephens, Robert Neilson
When spirits in thy circle rise, Gaunt Wonder, panic-struck, and pale, Impatient Hope, and dread Surmise, Attendants on the mystic tale!
From Poems by Betham, Matilda
Surmise and fancy have no place in my scheme of thought.
From The Parasite by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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The Great Gatsby
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Grade 10, List 2
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