inferences

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However, if a tenant is late or misses a payment, it shows up as “no data available” on a credit report, which Dempsey said lenders and future landlords can draw negative inferences from.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Hawley has a penchant for poetic concepts, literary references, political inferences and out-of-the-mainstream ideas that may not always make perfect sense, but his ambition shows through.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

They were able to draw inferences about the global climate on land, about productivity of different regions, and about characteristics of the various biomes of the Miocene compared to today.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

"The court must draw inferences but not speculate," she concluded.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

It refers to a situation that the writer is uncertain about, and it invites the reader to draw inferences or make predictions about that situation.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker