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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
After watching events in Washington over the past week, I have an inkling of how Mr. Stengel felt—dismay and sheer wonder at the team’s incompetence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
She said: "We had no inkling that the shoot was going to be used for Vogue."
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
As much as she held me in contempt, she may never have had any real inkling of my true helplessness.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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
We get one of the first inklings of Captain's true mastery of language whenever he's challenged by one of the incarnations of Robert Downey Jr. in the series.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
This New-England-like region gives first inklings of that hygge feeling — the Danish word for quiet winter comfort.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
The hall was left completely in darkness save for some inklings of dawn at the smashed door and where the windows were.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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