educated guess
Example Sentences
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But that's more of an educated guess at this stage.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
She wants us to see most prediction for what it is: an educated guess, which is no more factual when it is based on numbers, analysis or experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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
Instead, we get a handful of woeful papers, which amounts to little more than a slightly educated guess.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025
With this data, we can make an educated guess about the relative importance of walnuts in their diet.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
