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"I always had an inkling that it wouldn't actually go through, because the public consultations have gone on and on and on," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Spence’s first inkling that chili would be an issue came in his first town hall in Houston after the deal was announced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Lauer did have an inkling, however, that he wasn’t going to be in the game too much longer with Nolan Arenado on deck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

“I had no inkling that it was Janie, none, even though she had told me weeks later, that she did it and blah, blah, blah,” Ortiz told me.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

I get an inkling of why Trey likes sports.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

That’s how science works: You come up with a good idea backed by some inklings of evidence, you gather more information, and you often learn you were wrong.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025

There were few inklings when we met of what would unfold, but the Middle East that Carter had spent so much time navigating was about to come undone yet again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024

“Family Remix” captures that process in the docuseries, starting from his first inklings of wanting to chronicle each step through his first-person account in People magazine.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024

And what were your first inklings that this wasn’t the whole story?

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023

But that orphans’ home inspired no inklings of thankfulness in my heart.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan