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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
Bobby had an inkling that disaster might strike and was well prepared.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
“I had no inkling that it was Janie, none, even though she had told me weeks later, that she did it and blah, blah, blah,” Ortiz told me.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
World” All-Star Game tournament at Intuit Dome whether he had any inkling about what he wants to do next season.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
One began to get an inkling of what law was about only when the time came to practice it.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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Wonder
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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