educated guess
Example Sentences
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But that's more of an educated guess at this stage.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The BLS has been refining its birth-death model, but to some extent, it will always be an educated guess.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
His often badly expressed belief that American cities tolerate too much crime has, on an educated guess, 80% of the public behind it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Even the best survey is nothing more than an educated guess at what’s likely to happen.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
It remained an educated guess based on logic and circumstantial evidence and was largely ignored by medical professionals.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
