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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
“That was my first really inkling of what my daddy did,” he said, “and the type of people that were at the club.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Clinton said that he would have cut off ties to Epstein and never would have flown on his plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
That includes at least one former clerk who may well be in contact with the justice and even have an inkling of his plans.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
I hadn’t been able to figure out why she wanted to read at such a late hour, but one glance at the major’s bleary-eyed glare and I had an inkling.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing inkling
Wonder
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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